Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 8, 2026

The Mouse Stroke Unit Protocol with Standardized Neurological Scoring for Translational Mouse Stroke Studies
Published on: February 7, 2025
Neurosyphilis Masquerading as Stroke in an 84-year-old
Cristina Bologa1, Catalina Lionte1, Diana Halit2
1Internal Medicine Department, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic,"Sf. Spiridon" Clinical County Emergency Hospital, "Gr. T. Popa"University of Medicine, Iasi, Romania.
Abstract:
The case of an 84 years old woman with uncharacteristic neurologic and cognitive symptoms, suspected of ischemic stroke is presented. Following an extensive assessment in the departments of neurology and internal medicine, the unusual aetiology of stroke was identified as meningovascular neurosyphilis. The patient fully recovered after antibiotic therapy. To our knowledge, this the eldest patient with tertiary neurosyphilis reported in the literature.
Related Concept Videos
Regulation of Stroke Volume
Preload refers to the degree of stretch on the heart before it contracts. It's analogous to the stretching of a rubber band; the more it's stretched, the more forcefully it snaps back. This concept is encapsulated in the Frank-Starling law of the...
Cardiac Output and Stroke Volume
In an average resting adult male, the typical cardiac...
Cardiac Output II: Effect of Stroke Volume on Cardiac Output
Preload
Preload refers to the initial elongation of the cardiac myocytes before contraction and is related to the volume of blood filling the heart at the end of diastole, or end-diastolic volume. The...

