Encephalitis Lethargica: An Autoimmune Disease

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-1-1

Keywords:

Encephalitis Lethargica, Sleep Disorder, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder

Abstract

Twenty patients (16 from 2-16 years old, mean 10.4 years; 4 from 17-69, mean 47.5 years) with an encephalitis lethargica (EL) syndrome resembling that reported in the 1916-1927 epidemic, and presenting between 1999 and 2002, are reported from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and other tertiary neurology centers in the UK.

Published

2004-01-01

Issue

Section

Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders