| Pronunciation: | `epi'demik en`sefu'lItis | ||
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| Definition: | [n] an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness | ||
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| Synonyms: | encephalitis lethargica, lethargic encephalitis, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness | ||
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| See Also: | cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis | ||
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