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n. - Inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus.

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  • It is probable that the death of the patient on the fifth day is to be attributed to a phrenitis, with unfavorable evacuations.
  • Persons laboring under phrenitis and causus were particularly disposed to coma; but also in all other great diseases which occurred along with fever.
  • It is probable that the weakness produced by the fever, the phrenitis, and affection of the hypochondrium caused death on the hundred and twentieth day.
  • And many were attacked with impairment or loss of speech; at first, those in the commencement of phthisis, but also persons in ardent fever and in phrenitis.
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