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One night with venus, a lifetime with mars
I present a case of neurosyphilis presenting as acute stroke in a 44-year-old male; I review the current literature, with a particular emphasis on diagnostics and the pitfalls of serological testing. Neurosyphilis is an imprecise term and subsumes meningitic, meningovascular, parenchymatous and gummatous syphilis. Of these, meningovascular syphilis is most commonly associated with large vessel arteritis and stroke, particularly of the middle cerebral artery. Although syphilis rates have increased since the latter part of the 20th century, neurosyphilis remains a rare disease and epidemiological estimates are marred by impr...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - September 9, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Johnson, J. Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research