Research Notes on Neurosyphilis
Neurosyphilis refers to a site of infection involving the central nervous system (CNS). Neurosyphilis may occur at any stage of syphilis. The late forms of neurosyphilis (tabes dorsalis and general paresis) are seen much less frequently since the advent of antibiotics. The most common manifestations today are asymptomatic or symptomatic meningitis. …read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- 25% to 35% of syphilis patients have neurosyphilis before antibiotics have been widely used1
- risk is 2-3 times greater in whites than in blacks; twice greater in males than in females2
- The four forms of neurosyphilis are asymptomatic, meningovascular, tabes dorsalis, and general paresis.3
Top Resources on Neurosyphilis
- eMedicine: Neurosyphilis
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Medical Encyclopedia: Neurosyphilis
- Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Neurosyphilis
- WrongDiagnosis: Introduction: Neurosyphilis
- Medcyclopaedia: Neuroradiology: Neurosyphilis
- eHow: How to Identify Neurosyphilis
Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Neurosyphilis
- ↑ eMedicine: Neurosyphilis
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Medical Encyclopedia: Neurosyphilis
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