Comparison of Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of General Paresis and Non-Neurosyphilis Dementia

Conclusions: Based on these preliminary data, patients with clinically evident symptoms of dementia, especially middle-aged males, should undergo blood tests for syphilis. All patients with positive serology results should undergo CSF examinations to diagnose GP dementia before further pharmaceutical and behavioral interventions.Eur Neurol 2018;80:82 –86
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