Talk:Brain fever

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Victor Frankenstein?[edit]

Fictional characters are not relevant. Recommend deletion of that sentence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.224.27.204 (talk) 01:00, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Usually, when I have seen "brain fever" in Victorian literature, it seems that it is more likely referring to a psychological issue than to a physical issue. I seem to recall it used in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories as well as in Frankenstein all in instances where it would be more likely the person was suffering from despair, some sort of "nervous breakdown," etc. Would "brain fever" have been the polite excuse for one being temporarily insane? Could it have been both a physical aliment in some cases and an excuse in others? 75.191.151.75 (talk) 03:51, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would wholly agree with this. I'll do what I can to improve this article to reflect this.Jimjamjak (talk) 14:36, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If fiction is where people encounter the term, then why would it not be relevant? I came here because the term shows up in a Sherlock Holmes story. If the term was used loosely for shock, then it should be included here. MarkinBoston (talk) 05:35, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I should add that given that Conan Doyle was a doctor, I think we can assume that his usage was correct for the time. MarkinBoston (talk) 05:40, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia says, that Thomas Haynes Bayly fell ill with brainfever. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.233.70.78 (talk) 18:41, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Should not be a dab page, I think[edit]

I understand why this is a dab page, but I don't think it should be. It is more of an article. I have a reference from a 19th century source to "brain fever" but the source does not distinguish between encephalitis, meningitis, or cerebritis. If I chose one, it may be wrong. Yet if I don't chose one, the DAB police bot goes crazy. auntieruth (talk) 19:39, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]