| Autor: |
Phan TG; Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia., Somerville ER, Chen S |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Epilepsia [Epilepsia] 1999 Sep; Vol. 40 (9), pp. 1309-11. |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00863.x |
| Abstrakt: |
A 29-year-old man experienced intractable partial seizures as the initial manifestation of neurosyphilis. The diagnosis was made after the onset of dementia 9 months later. Both the epilepsy and dementia resolved with penicillin therapy. Syphilis should be considered in patients with adult-onset focal epilepsy, particularly if there is associated dementia. Treatment may be successful even when the diagnosis is delayed. |
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MEDLINE |
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