VON ECONOMO ENCEPHALITIS

Course overview

CONSTANTIN ALEXANDER VON ECONOMO, A PSYCHIATRIST AND NEUROLOGIST, REPORTED IN APRIL 1917 ABOUT ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA IN FRONT OF THE VIENNA PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY. HIS PRIMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLNESS THAT RAGED IN AN EPIDEMIC IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA BETWEEN 1916 AND 1926 WAS NAMED A VON ECONOMO ENCEPHALITIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF VON ECONOMO ENCEPHALITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.