RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Rabies JF Neurology JO Neurology FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins SP 856 OP 859 DO 10.1212/WNL.51.3.856 VO 51 IS 3 A1 Gomez-Alonso, Juan YR 1998 UL http://n.neurology.org/content/51/3/856.abstract AB In the 18th century, belief in vampires-allegedly dead persons who left their graves and killed people and animals-raised great concern in the Balkans and an extensive debate in Europe. This historic phenomenon still awaits a comprehensive explanation. This article proposes that rabies may have played a key role in the development of the vampire legend, given the coincident time of the phenomena and the striking similarities between them.