Talk:Encephalitis lethargica

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[edit] The

The original author wrote:

This description was taken (with permission) from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

-- Cyan 01:29, 13 Nov 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Salem Witch Trials

"It is also believed that in Salem witch trials the girls that were apparently bewitched could have possibly been affected by the disease. The visions of spirits could have been the double vision that is possible and the fits and tremors the girls experienced are all possible symptoms."

Anyone fancy supplying some references for this? If it's acceptable as true on face value alone(... ) then it should be re-written to reflect the fact that EL has been interpreted in such a way as to influence superstition/culture, and not just them thar Salem gurls... Geno-Supremo (talk) 19:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Medical and psychological explanations of bewitchment has a mention of the theory with a reference. -Seventh Holy Scripture (talk) 20:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] unclear sentence

The last sentence under "symptoms"--

' "Postencephalitic Parkinson's disease may develop after a bout of encephalitis, sometimes as long as a year after the illness."

--could either mean the symptom could start a year after the illness, or the symptom lasts for up to a year. It seems to be the first, so I'll edit the page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.193.15.198 (talk) 03:29, 7 January 2007 (UTC).