1.
Rev Neurol (Paris)
; 146(1): 41-4, 1990.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2408129
ABSTRACT
We studied 5 cases of syphilitic lateral amyotrophic sclerosis. The diagnosis was based on the presence of a lymphocytic reaction in the CSF and positive VDRL and TPHA reactions in both blood and CSF. Clinically, the disease affected the arms in 3 cases and produced paraplegia in 2 cases. The gradual extension of amyotrophy over several months, the diffusion of electromyographic abnormalities and the finding of spinal cord atrophy at myelography and CT suggested a subacute ischemic mechanism with meningo-myelic arteritis involving the anterior horns. After treatment with penicillin G in high doses, the outcome was constantly favourable, with improvement of motor deficit in 4 cases and stabilisation in 1 case in a 5 to 13 years' follow-up.
Subject(s)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/etiology , Neurosyphilis/complications , Adult , Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/drug therapy , Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/physiopathology , Cerebrospinal Fluid/analysis , Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins/analysis , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Lymphocytosis/cerebrospinal fluid , Male , Middle Aged , Penicillin G/therapeutic use , Syndrome , Syphilis Serodiagnosis
2.
Maghrib Tibbi
; 8(3): 385-9, 1986 Sep.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3039260
3.
Maghrib Tibbi
; 7(2): 580-96, 1985 Jun.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4033212
Subject(s)
Meningoencephalitis/complications , Mental Disorders/etiology , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/complications , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Meningoencephalitis/diagnosis , Meningoencephalitis/microbiology , Meningoencephalitis/therapy , Middle Aged , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/therapy
4.
Bull Acad Natl Med
; 169(6): 845-54, 1985 Jun.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3910184
Subject(s)
Central Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis , Neurosyphilis/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Syphilis Serodiagnosis
5.
Maghrib Tibbi
; 3(1): 555-61, 1981 Mar.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7345246
Subject(s)
Polyradiculoneuropathy/diagnosis , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Polyradiculoneuropathy/drug therapy , Polyradiculoneuropathy/etiology , Prognosis , Recurrence
6.
Maghrib Tibbi
; 2(4): 419-26, 1980 Dec.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7345234