ArticleOman medical journal2009
Case of neurosyphilis presented as recurrent stroke.
Article in Oman medical journal, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Ischemic stroke as a presenting feature of neurosyphilis in an immunocompetent adult and attained complete recovery following treatment: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
A 46 year old male patient was presented with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease was reported to have had a cerebrovascular accident of which features were suggestive of a new and rapidly progressive stroke. Upon investigation for recurrent stroke, the patient was found to have a positive serology for Syphilis. The possibility of neurosyphilis was considered, which was later confirmed by positive serology in the cerebrospinal fluid. The case is lenghly discussed in this report to emphasize the presence of syphilis in the 21st century, and to ascertain its importance as an etiological agent in cases of recurrent stroke.
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