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Influenza caused epidemic encephalitis (encephalitis lethargica): the circumstantial evidence and a challenge to the naysayers.

C P Maurizi.   

Abstract

Circumstantial evidence implicates the influenza virus as the cause of epidemic encephalitis. Arguments used to refute influenza as the causative agent are examined and a challenge is made to naysayers to implicate a viral agent other than influenza.

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Year:  1989        PMID： 2784532     DOI： 10.1016/0306-9877(89)90028-5

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Med Hypotheses        ISSN： 0306-9877            Impact factor:   1.538


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Authors:  Sherman McCall; Joel A Vilensky; Sid Gilman; Jeffery K Taubenberger
Journal:  J Neurovirol       Date:  2008-05       Impact factor: 2.643

2.  Encephalitis lethargica and the influenza virus. II. The influenza pandemic of 1918/19 and encephalitis lethargica: epidemiology and symptoms.

Authors:  Paul Bernard Foley
Journal:  J Neural Transm (Vienna)       Date:  2009-08-26       Impact factor: 3.575

3.  Encephalitis lethargica and the influenza virus. III. The influenza pandemic of 1918/19 and encephalitis lethargica: neuropathology and discussion.

Authors:  Paul Bernard Foley
Journal:  J Neural Transm (Vienna)       Date:  2009-08-26       Impact factor: 3.575

4.  Encephalitis lethargica and influenza. I. The role of the influenza virus in the influenza pandemic of 1918/1919.

Authors:  Paul Bernard Foley
Journal:  J Neural Transm (Vienna)       Date:  2008-12-10       Impact factor: 3.575
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