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neurosyphilis [¦nu̇r·ō′sif·ə·ləs] (medicine) Syphilitic infection of the nervous system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His regime, which lasted until he was deposed in 1979, was characterized by erratic behavior that some attribute to possible neurosyphilis. As soon as that can be done with schizophrenia, it will be a brain disease, exactly as neurosyphilis was recognized as a brain disease. Although any patient in whom syphilis is diagnosed and who has neurologic symptoms should undergo lumbar puncture, CSF evaluation should also be considered in asymptomatic patients in whom syphilis is diagnosed and who have an RPR titer [greater than or equal to] 1:32 or a CD4+ count [less than or equal to] 350, as these markers have been associated with increased risk for neurosyphilis (10). |
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