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ArticleClinical case reports2024

Ischemic stroke as an initial presentation of neurosyphilis in a newly diagnosed HIV patient: A case report and literature review.

Moaz O Moursi, Wael Hamam, Adnan Hajjar, Mohammad Es-Salim, Soha Aboukhalaf, Omar Jamil, Muhammad Zahid

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Moaz O MoursiDepartment of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-6690
Wael HamamDepartment of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
Adnan HajjarDepartment of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
Mohammad Es-SalimDepartment of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
Soha AboukhalafDepartment of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.
Omar JamilCollege of Medicine, QU Health Qatar University Doha Qatar.
Muhammad ZahidDepartment of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Doha Qatar.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With syphilis resurgence, physicians should be more vigilant to infection-induced cerebral vasculitis in high-risk patients presenting with neurological symptoms. In this case, neurosyphilis should not be missed. Thorough serologic screening and lumbar puncture are crucial for diagnosis, and further research is needed for safe and effective treatments in these populations.

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case reportHIVischemic strokeneurosyphilissyphilis

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PMID38736579
PMCPMC11087217

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