Medicine: Encephalitis

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> A vaccine made from the herpes virus (allied to the fever blister and shingles virus) helps to prevent severe nervous degeneration if given over a period of several months. Dr. Neal has tried the vaccine on many patients, with apparently good result.

> A remarkable drug for holding down chronic symptoms is Bulgarian belladonna, steeped in white wine. (An American substitute is now available.) In many cases the drug relieves insomnia, helps build up strength, improves speech.

* Drs. Lauretta Bender, Helen Harrington, Ralph S. Muckenfuss, Tracy Jackson Putnam, Albert A. Rosner, Lewis D. Stevenson, Hubert S. Howe.

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