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neurosyphilis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pox, lues, lues venerea, syph, syphilis |
| Has types | locomotor ataxia, tabes dorsalis |
Examples of neurosyphilis
neurosyphilis
Late neurosyphilis typically occurs four to 25 years after the initial infection.
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Neurosyphilis refers to an infection involving the central nervous system.
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He had lost weight, and his physical and mental health had deteriorated under the effects of neurosyphilis.
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He accumulated immense experience in neurosyphilis, having a 200-bedded ward devoted exclusively to that disorder.
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In the final years of Capone's life, he suffered mental and physical deterioration due to late-stage neurosyphilis, which he had contracted in his youth.
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Australia's chief medical officer recommended that alternative broad spectrum antibiotics be used to treat pneumonia, streptococcal infections, neurosyphilis and various other serious infections.
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- Syphilis of the central nervous system
- Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. ...
- Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central nervous system and can include psychosis, pain, and loss of physical control over a variety of bodily functions.
- About 8% of persons with untreated syphilis will develop problems in the central nervous system that include both physical and psychiatric symptoms. Neurosyphilis can appear at any time, from five to 35 years after the onset of primary syphilis. ...
- This is the slowly progressive destruction of the brain and spinal cord due to untreated tertiary (late-stage) syphilis. It can be asymptomatic or cause different disorders like tabes dorsalis, general paresis, and meningovascular syphilis.
- The deterioration of brain tissue as a result of syphilis.
