ArticleCureus2018
Neurosyphilis Presenting with Anxiety: A Case Report.
Article in Cureus, 2018. 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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- Re-emerging Neurosyphilis in Korea as a Possible Etiology of Psychotic Disorders with Pleomorphic Symptoms and Cognitive Dysfunction: a Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Article
- Medullary involvement in neurosyphilis: a report of 12 cases and a review of the literature.Spinal cord series and cases · 2019Review
- A patient presenting with early syphilis and features of general paralysis of insane - An interesting case report in the 21Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDSArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The number of cases of late and late latent syphilis in the United States is on the rise. This diagnosis is often forgotten when an elderly patient is being worked up for altered mental status. Rarely does a 70-year-old male with neurosyphilis present simply with anxiety. Due to the decreased severity of the presentation, this patient was sent home from the emergency department multiple times until the anxiety progressed to psychosis. He was finally admitted with delirium, suicidal ideation, and paranoia. A routine
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