Tag: Oliver Sacks
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Encephalitis Lethargica: The Mysterious Disease That Killed Half a Million and Then Vanished
Encephalitis Lethargica remains one of the most disturbing medical mysteries in modern history. Emerging quietly during the chaos of World War I and the 1918 influenza pandemic, this strange neurological illness left hundreds of thousands dead and countless others trapped inside their own bodies—fully conscious, yet unable to move or speak. Even more unsettling is…