Oliver Sacks, "Awakenings" focuses with exquisite detail on the experiences of a few extraordinary people affected by a ...

In the last part of the book she describes encephalitis lethargica and draws a comparison between its symptoms and those seen in the witch craze. From about 1916 to 1927, a strange neurological ...

Called encephalitis lethargica (EL), it first caused flu-like symptoms, including a headache, nausea, joint pain and a fever.

During a visit to an opening-night reception at a local art gallery, I ran into a familiar face. She and I chatted amiably ...