Paretic neurosyphilis: Report of five patients Parálisis general sifilítica: Presentación de 5 casos
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Archibaldo Donoso, S.
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Urzúa, Ricardo
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Andrea Slachevsky, Ch
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Carlos Silva, R.
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2019-03-11T13:19:40Z
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2019-03-11T13:19:40Z
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2012
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 140, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 625-628
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00349887
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07176163
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10.4067/S0034-98872012000500010
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/165697
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We report five male patients, aged 35 to 63 years who suffered from paretic neurosyphilis. The clinical course was that of a subacute dementia with a frontal syndrome, with more apathy than euphoria. All were HIV negative and four were heterosexual. In all, the cerebrospinal fluid had a mononuclear pleocytosis and a positive VDRL. EEG was abnormal in the 3 cases in whom it was performed. One patient in whom a brain angiography was performed, had images of vasculitis. Treatment with 18-24 million units of penicillin per day during two weeks or more, was partially effective.