Neurosyphilis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [2]

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Diagnostic Criteria | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | EKG | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

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Medical Therapy | Surgery | Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

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Related chapters

• Syphilis
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Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.

Resources

• UCSF HIV InSite Knowledge Base Chapter: Syphilis and HIV
• "A New Gold Standard For Syphilis?" Poster Presentation for European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2004 Spring Symposium
• Syphilis Pictures and Information
• Kipkeepers, Pox and Gleet Vendors: A Rapid History of Syphilis
• POX: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis
• Syphilis Informational resource
• Secrets of the Dead (PBS): The Syphilis Enigma
• Syphilis and AIDS: Lessons from history
• "Syphilis fact sheet" from the Center for Disease Control
• The treatment of dementia paralytica by malaria inoculation (A Nobel Prize lecture, December 13, 1927)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Factsheet
• New study blames Columbus for syphilis spread from Reuters Jan 15, 2008

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