English noun: encephalitis lethargica | |||
1. | encephalitis lethargica (state) an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness | ||
Synonyms | epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis | ||