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Descriptor
English
:
Neurosyphilis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neurosífilis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neurossífilis
Synonyms
English
:
General Paresis
Paretic Neurosyphilis
Juvenile Paresis
Syphilis, Central Nervous System
Tree Number:
C01.252.200.750
C01.252.400.840.744.456
C01.252.847.840.744.456
C10.228.228.180.600
Definition
English
:
Infections of the
central nervous system
caused by
TREPONEMA PALLIDUM
which present with a variety of clinical syndromes. The initial phase of
infection
usually causes a mild or asymptomatic meningeal reaction. The meningovascular form may present acutely as
BRAIN INFARCTION
. The
infection
may also remain subclinical for several years. Late syndromes include general
paresis
;
TABES DORSALIS
; meningeal
syphilis
; syphilitic
OPTIC ATROPHY
; and spinal
syphilis
. General
paresis
is characterized by progressive
DEMENTIA
;
DYSARTHRIA
;
TREMOR
;
MYOCLONUS
;
SEIZURES
; and Argyll-Robertson pupils. (Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp722-8)
History Note
English
:
1963; for GENERAL PARALYSIS & PARALYSIS, GENERAL use PARESIS 1963-93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9683
Unique Identifier:
D009494
Occurrence in VHL
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