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ArticleeNeurologicalSci2022

Cerebral syphilitic gumma mimicking a brain tumor that enlarged temporarily after commencing antibiotic treatment.

Yoshiaki Takahashi, Nobutoshi Morimoto, Mizuki Morimoto, Shunsuke Mori, Yu Takahashi, Tomotsugu Ichikawa, Kyoko Yokota, Toru Yamashita

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Article in eNeurologicalSci, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiaki TakahashiDepartments of Neurology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Nobutoshi MorimotoDepartments of Neurology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Mizuki MorimotoDepartments of Neurology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Shunsuke MoriClinical Training Center, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Yu TakahashiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Tomotsugu IchikawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Kyoko YokotaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Toru YamashitaDepartment of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan.
Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital · JPOkayama University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this case report, we describe a 60-year-old man who presented with headaches for 1 year and mild confusion for 3 weeks and was initially diagnosed as having a cerebral tumor on the basis of finding a round lesion in the right lenticular nucleus with ring enhancement on gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging. However, the discovery of positive serology for

Indexed as

AMPC, ampicillinBasal gangliaCerebral syphilitic gummaCSF, cerebrospinal fluidCT, computed tomographyFDG, fluorodeoxy-glucoseFLAIR, fluid-attenuated inversion-recoveryFTA-ABS, fluorescent treponemal antibody absorptionJHR, Jarisch Herxheimer reactionMagneticMimicking tumorMRI, magnetic resonance imagingPCG, penicillin GPET, positron-emission tomographyResonance imagingRing enhancementRPR, rapid plasma reaginSUVmax, maximal standard uptake valueTPHA, treponema pallidum hemagglutinationWI, weighted imaging

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PMID36438720
PMCPMC9684702
OpenAlexW4309297254

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