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Neurosyphilis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Central Nervous System Syphilis
  • Syphilis, Central Nervous System
  • Syphilis, CNS

Scope note

  • Infections of the central nervous system caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM which present with a variety of clinical syndromes. The initial phase of infection usually causes a mild or asymptomatic meningeal reaction. The meningovascular form may present acutely as BRAIN INFARCTION. The infection may also remain subclinical for several years. Late syndromes include general paresis; TABES DORSALIS; meningeal syphilis; syphilitic OPTIC ATROPHY; and spinal syphilis. General paresis is characterized by progressive DEMENTIA; DYSARTHRIA; TREMOR; MYOCLONUS; SEIZURES; and Argyll-Robertson pupils. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp722-8)

History note

  • 1963; for GENERAL PARALYSIS & PARALYSIS, GENERAL use PARESIS 1963-93

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • gumma syphiliticum systematis nervosi centralis NAS
  • hermostolues
  • hermostosyfilis
  • keskushermoston gumma tai syfilooma
  • määrittämätön hermostokuppa
  • neurolues
  • neurosyfilis
  • neurosyphilis
  • neurosyphilis non specificata
  • ospecificerad neurosyfilis
  • sen syfilis i centrala nervsystemet UNS
  • syfilitiskt gumma eller syfilom i centrala nervsystemet
  • syphilis systematis nervosi centralis tarda NAS
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön keskushermoston kuppa
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön keskushermoston myöhäiskuppa
  • Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009494

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