流行性乙型脑炎(下称乙脑)最常见的致死原因为呼吸麻痹。目前西医对此多采用中枢兴奋及降低颅内压等方法治疗,但疗效欠满意。用大剂量阿托品抢救乙脑所致严重呼吸衰竭,国内已有成功的报告(中华内科杂志,5:454,1966)。我们在收治乙脑的过程中,也曾对10例发生晚期呼吸衰竭的重型患儿试用 The most common cause of death from Japanese encephalitis (hereinafter referred to as JE) is respiratory paralysis. At present, Western medicine to use more central excitement and reduce intracranial pressure and other methods of treatment, but less satisfied with the effect. With a large dose of atropine rescue of severe respiratory failure caused by JE, there have been successful reports (Chinese Journal of internal medicine, 5: 454, 1966). We admitted to the process of JE, also had 10 cases of late-onset respiratory failure in children with severe trial