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1Psykiatrisk Afdeling, Regionshospital Horsens.
Abstract:
This case report describes a middle-aged male who presented with symptoms of dementia. During a routine screening in a lumbar puncture, a total of 209 × 109 leukocytes was found in his cerebrospinal fluid, 208 of which were mononuclear. The patient was admitted to an infectious disease ward, and serum analyses showed a positive Wassermann reaction and a rapid plasma reagin of 128. The man was diagnosed with neurosyphilis and started on penicillin treatment. This lasted 14 days, and the symptoms of dementia decreased substantially.
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