On the first episode of my new series 'Unhinged History' We take a look at one of history's most mysterious illnesses. It's not the plague, or anything close to it, but an disease that we still don't completely understand today! For further resources: - BOOK: Umbrella by Will Self - PLAY: The awakened girl by Harold Pinter Theatre, London, UK - MEDICAL OVERVIEW: Encephalitis Lethargica: The Still Unexplained Sleeping Sickness, Feb 12, 2018, Heidi Moawad, MD - JOURNAL: Encephalitis lethargica: 100 years after the epidemic Leslie A Hoffman et al: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awx177 - JOURNAL: Asleep: the Forgotten Epidemic That Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries - Reviewed by Dennis Rosen, M.D.: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Excerpt: "Between 1916-1931 a mysterious illness swept across the globe, afflicting millions, killing one-third outright and leaving another third permanently disabled. Encephalitis lethargica (also known as epidemic encephalitis) usually appeared in a person who had had recent symptoms of a sore throat or flu-like illness, and was characterized by the patient appearing to fall into a deep sleep that could last for weeks or months." Instagram, Tiktok, Patreon & more click here: https://taniberlo.bio/ The easiest way to support the channel so that I can make more content at a higher quality is to come and subscribe to my patreon & participate private community that will allow you to join our private Discord where we chat about everything from history, science, books to mental health. I go live on discord each week and we can interact in a safe space! To join the private community you can click here: 🥰 https://www.patreon.com/taniberlocomm...