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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Introduction: The confirmation or analysis and exclusion of a diagnosis of neurosyphilis has long presented a challenge for infectious diseases clinicians. The authors reviewed the concordance between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and the subsequent
O.C. Smibert +3 more
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Neurosyphilis in Africa: A systematic review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 IntroductionNeurological involvement is one of the most important clinical manifestations of syphilis and neurological disease occurs in both early and late syphilis. The impact of HIV co-infection on clinical neurosyphilis remains unclear.
Michael Marks +3 more
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Orofacial Involuntary Movements in Neurosyphilis: Beyond the Candy Sign [PDF]
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2017 Background: Involvement of the central nervous system in patients with syphilis (neurosyphilis) may result in several neuropsychiatric symptoms. Rarely, patients with neurosyphillis may develop movement disorders with different phenomenology. Subtle
Abhishek Lenka +4 more
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Diagnostic tools for neurosyphilis: a systematic review
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Purpose Increasing incidences of syphilis highlight the preoccupation with the occurrence of neurosyphilis. This study aimed to understand the current diagnostic tools and their performance to detect neurosyphilis, including new technologies and the ...
Gustavo Henrique Pereira Boog +7 more
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Neurosyphilis: The shape of a rising threat [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 This report describes a case of neurosyphilis presenting with memory disturbances, attention deficit, and acute psychotic decompensation in an immunocompetent man.
Antonela Blažeković +4 more
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Did you rule out neurosyphilis?
Dementia & NeuropsychologiaNeurosyphilis, formerly a frequent cause of dementia, is now a rare condition in developed countries. However, syphilis remains common in many developing countries, where adequate diagnosis and treatment of early syphilis may be lacking, increasing the ...
Ricardo Nitrini +3 more
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The new progress on diagnosis and treatment of neurosyphilis
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2016 Neurosyphilis refers to a chronic infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum (TP) infection of the central nervous system. The clinical manifestations of neurosyphilis are varied, and the misdiagnosis rate is very high. Particularly when combined
Na WANG +4 more
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 AbstractNeurosyphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (T. pallidum). The organism gains entry into the central nervous system (CNS) early (primary syphilis or chancre phase) in the course of infection. While most patients are able to mount an immune response that effectively clears CNS invasion without long-term ...
Hemil, Gonzalez +2 more
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An Updated Review of Recent Advances in Neurosyphilis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Neurosyphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum invading the central nervous system, of which the incidence is increasing worldwide. Due to its variable clinical manifestations, diagnosis of neurosyphilis remains challenging, especially the asymptomatic ...
Jia Zhou +9 more
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Retrospective review of tertiary and neurosyphilis cases in Alberta, 1973–2017
BMJ Open, 2019 ObjectivesTo review the notification rate and characteristics of tertiary and neurosyphilis cases in Alberta, Canada in the postantibiotic era.MethodsA retrospective review of all neurosyphilis and tertiary syphilis cases reported in Alberta from 1973 to
Jennifer Gratrix +6 more
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