Parálisis general sifilítica: presentación de 5 casos / Paretic neurosyphilis: report of five patients
Rev. méd. Chile
; 140(5): 625-628, mayo 2012. tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
We report five male patients, aged 35 to 63 years who suffered from paretic neurosyphilis. The clinical course was that of a subacute dementia with a frontal syndrome, with more apathy than euphoria. All were HIV negative and four were heterosexual. In all, the cerebrospinal fluid had a mononuclear pleocytosis and a positive VDRL. EEG was abnormal in the 3 cases in whom it was performed. One patient in whom a brain angiography was performed, had images of vasculitis. Treatment with 18-24 million units of penicillin per day during two weeks or more, was partially effective.
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Main subject:
Dementia
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Neurosyphilis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile/CL