The changing face of neurosyphilis
| Autor: | Lama M. Chahine, Muhammad S Hussain, Walton J. Tomford, Rami Khoriaty |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Hiv epidemic Population Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Neurosyphilis medicine Humans In patient education Psychiatry Stroke education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) virus diseases medicine.disease Neurology Syphilis business |
| Zdroj: | International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society. 6(2) |
| ISSN: | 1747-4949 |
| Popis: | The incidence of syphilis has increased over the past decade, particularly among HIV-positive patients, and the presenting clinical features have changed since the beginning of the HIV epidemic. The clinical manifestations of neurosyphilis are protean, and include acute stroke. In patients with HIV, the diagnosis and treatment of neurosyphilis is challenging. We review the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment of neurosyphilis, with emphasis on neurosyphilis in the HIV population, and neurosyphilis as a cause of acute stroke. |
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