The Sandman Sleepy Sickness: Historical Fact or Fiction?

I don't just enjoy media and move with my life, I let it consume me!
Anyway, here is a fun medical history video about the new Sandman series and encephalitis lethargica: the Sleepy Sickness . I am currently devouring the comics and I am very excited for season 2.
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[@barberaradford7349]

Love your well researched topical videos

[@kristinaugust8717]

Love this video and how you present the information! 🧐💡🔖📖

[@khazermashkes2316]

I assumed it was related to the disease Dr. Sacks treated, but wasn't sure until you researched it! Thank you!

[@bethliebman8169]

I love Neil Gaiman's writing, though I haven't yet seen Sandman. Thanks for this video. I love your detailed research. As always, keep up the good work.

[@professorpeachez]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@floralfemme4700]

Well, now I need to check out the Sandman series.
Thank you for introducing such an interesting topic. Sleeping sickness is a scary condition that I'm glad we don't have an outbreak of *knocks on wood*

[@professorpeachez]

*knocks on wood vigorously*

[@darkangel7589]

FINALLY (no hate. I’ve just been waiting for something like this 😂)

[@stevezytveld6585]

This was a fun rabbit hole, thank you. My favorite Sandman comic is the one with the Shakespeare story.
There was a show about a decade or two ago on CBC Radio One's "Ideas". For their April Fool hour they invented a sleeping sickness that imitated death - people wouldn't wake up until they were buried. This, supposedly, started a tradition of laying the newly dead to rest with a bottle of poison tied to their little finger. Brilliant stuff. And I was convinced you were headed down the same road. Until you got to L-Dopa and then second & third year psychology biochemistry courses came flooding back to me. Remarkable stuff. Thank you for reminding me.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@lizasterlibrary4149]

thank you for sharing, this was very interesting! i watched it with my sister (bc we both like the sandman show & comics) and she is insisting that i point out the fact that dr. von economo’s first name is similar to john constantine’s name. i doubt this was an intentional similarity considering that neil gaiman didn’t create that character, BUT it’s still interesting :) we enjoyed the video!

[@professorpeachez]

Very interesting, I hadn't considered that!