Neurosyphilis Presenting with a Stroke-Like Syndrome
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Neurosyphilis presenting with a stroke-like syndrome.
Neurosyphilis results from infection of the central nervous system (CNS) by Treponema pallidum. Neurosyphilis can occur at any time after initial infection, particularly in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of a 47-year-old man who presented with mixed dysphasia, right upper motor neuron facial palsy and right hemiparesis. Collateral history from the family revealed slowly progress...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroinfectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2314-7326
DOI: 10.4172/2314-7326.1000254