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PARIS Transmission of Epidemic Encephalitis from the Mother to the Fetus At one of the recent sessions of the Academy of Medicine, Dr. R. Mercier of Tours reported the interesting case of a primipara who was delivered at term of a living child twenty-two days after the onset of encephalitis, which had developed with myoclonia. Childbirth appears to have acted as a traumatic shock and to have immediately aggravated the condition of the mother, for the woman died eighteen days after delivery of the child. The second week after birth, the child presented a similar form of encephalitis but of a milder type, which ended with recovery in spite of a complete lack of treatment. According to Dr. A. Netter, encephalitis cases arising toward the end of pregnancy are not exceptional. They are generally grave and entail the death of both mother and child. It is to be noted, however, that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

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JAMA , Volume 77 (2) – Jul 9, 1921
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Transmission of Epidemic Encephalitis from the Mother to the Fetus
At one of the recent sessions of the Academy of Medicine, Dr. R. Mercier of Tours reported the interesting case of a primipara who was delivered at term of a living child twenty-two days after the onset of encephalitis, which had developed with myoclonia. Childbirth appears to have acted as a traumatic shock and to have immediately aggravated the condition of the mother, for the woman died...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1921 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1921.02630280055022
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Transmission of Epidemic Encephalitis from the Mother to the Fetus At one of the recent sessions of the Academy of Medicine, Dr. R. Mercier of Tours reported the interesting case of a primipara who was delivered at term of a living child twenty-two days after the onset of encephalitis, which had developed with myoclonia. Childbirth appears to have acted as a traumatic shock and to have immediately aggravated the condition of the mother, for the woman died eighteen days after delivery of the child. The second week after birth, the child presented a similar form of encephalitis but of a milder type, which ended with recovery in spite of a complete lack of treatment. According to Dr. A. Netter, encephalitis cases arising toward the end of pregnancy are not exceptional. They are generally grave and entail the death of both mother and child. It is to be noted, however, that

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Published: Jul 9, 1921

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