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    • Neurology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Epidemiology

    Background:

    • Syphilis incidence, particularly in women and congenital cases, has risen over the last two decades.
    • Neurosyphilis can manifest at any stage of infection, with meningovascular syphilis now frequently presenting early.
    • Late neurosyphilis forms are less common due to penicillin availability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of neurosyphilis.
    • To highlight clinically relevant issues for practicing neurologists.
    • To emphasize the importance of high suspicion and clinical judgment in diagnosing neurosyphilis.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of current literature on neurosyphilis.
    • Analysis of epidemiological trends and diagnostic challenges.
    • Discussion of diagnostic criteria and treatment options.

    Main Results:

    • Rising rates of primary, secondary, and congenital syphilis.
    • Neurosyphilis is a common complication, with early meningovascular syphilis increasing.
    • Diagnostic challenges arise from reverse-sequence syphilis testing and serodiscordant results.
    • Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) is key, and CSF Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPPA) may aid diagnosis with higher titers.
    • Penicillin G remains the primary treatment, with ceftriaxone as an alternative.

    Conclusions:

    • A high index of suspicion is essential for diagnosing neurosyphilis.
    • Awareness of diverse clinical presentations is critical.
    • Neurologists must consider serologic testing limitations and use clinical judgment.