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Psychology Today – The Inflamed Brain (May 2025)

The 100-year-old Brain Disease That Could Come Back

How to face a pandemic that affects the mind.

by Jonathan Rogers, Ph.D

A hundred years ago, a pandemic swept around the world and we had no idea what caused it. Worse still, even today, we’re still not sure.

Patients often developed Parkinson’s-like symptoms, personality changes, or movement issues.

Visit The 100-year-old Brain Disease That Could Come Back on Psychology Today to find out more about a pandemic from the past that affected not only the body, but the mind.

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