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Neurosyphilis presenting with status epilepticus
Yang-Pei Chang1, Ruey-Tay Lin, Ching-Kuan Liu
1Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University and Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
Background:
With the introduction of antibiotics, neurosyphilis is now considered uncommon, and accurate diagnosis sometimes is problematic as the symptoms and signs are not pathognomonic.
Review Summary:
We present a 51-year-old man who had a 4-month history of general malaise and subtle cognitive impairment, combined with a normal brain image study, who ultimately developed an episode of status epilepticus as the main manifestation of unrecognized neurosyphilis.
Conclusion:
Because a clinical diagnosis of neurosyphilis is rarely encountered today in the developed world, a high index of suspicion and clinician awareness is very important in early diagnosis.
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