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*Impaired [[sensation]] and [[proprioception]]<ref name="pmid15224672">{{cite journal| author=Vora SK, Lyons RW| title=The medical Kipling--syphilis, tabes dorsalis, and Romberg's test. | journal=Emerg Infect Dis | year= 2004 | volume= 10 | issue= 6 | pages= 1160-2 | pmid=15224672 | doi=10.3201/eid1006.031117 | pmc=3323152 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15224672 }} </ref> | *Impaired [[sensation]] and [[proprioception]]<ref name="pmid15224672">{{cite journal| author=Vora SK, Lyons RW| title=The medical Kipling--syphilis, tabes dorsalis, and Romberg's test. | journal=Emerg Infect Dis | year= 2004 | volume= 10 | issue= 6 | pages= 1160-2 | pmid=15224672 | doi=10.3201/eid1006.031117 | pmc=3323152 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15224672 }} </ref> | ||
*[[Hypesthesia|Hypesthesias]] | *[[Hypesthesia|Hypesthesias]]<ref name="pmid22330117">{{cite journal| author=Pandey S| title=Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord in a man with tabes dorsalis. | journal=J Spinal Cord Med | year= 2011 | volume= 34 | issue= 6 | pages= 609-11 | pmid=22330117 | doi=10.1179/2045772311Y.0000000041 | pmc=3237288 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22330117 }} </ref> | ||
*Progressive [[sensory ataxia]](inability to feel the [[lower limbs]]) | *Progressive [[sensory ataxia]](inability to feel the [[lower limbs]])<ref name="pmid27465246">{{cite journal| author=Sabre L, Braschinsky M, Taba P| title=Neurosyphilis as a great imitator: a case report. | journal=BMC Res Notes | year= 2016 | volume= 9 | issue= | pages= 372 | pmid=27465246 | doi=10.1186/s13104-016-2176-2 | pmc=4964046 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27465246 }} </ref> | ||
*[[Hyporeflexia|Diminished reflexes]] or [[Areflexia|loss of reflexes]] | *[[Hyporeflexia|Diminished reflexes]] or [[Areflexia|loss of reflexes]] | ||
*[[Poor coordination]] or loss of coordination | *[[Poor coordination]] or loss of coordination | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
OR
The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
History and Symptoms
- The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
OR
- The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
- Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
History
Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:
- [History finding 1]
- [History finding 2]
- [History finding 3]
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of tabes dorsalis include:
- Impaired sensation and proprioception[1]
- Hypesthesias[2]
- Progressive sensory ataxia(inability to feel the lower limbs)[3]
- Diminished reflexes or loss of reflexes
- Poor coordination or loss of coordination
- Unsteady gait(locomotor ataxia)
- Formication
- Sexual function problems
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of [disease name] include
- Degeneration of the joints(Charcot joints)
- Muscle weakness
- Bladder control problems
References
- ↑ Vora SK, Lyons RW (2004). "The medical Kipling--syphilis, tabes dorsalis, and Romberg's test". Emerg Infect Dis. 10 (6): 1160–2. doi:10.3201/eid1006.031117. PMC 3323152. PMID 15224672.
- ↑ Pandey S (2011). "Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord in a man with tabes dorsalis". J Spinal Cord Med. 34 (6): 609–11. doi:10.1179/2045772311Y.0000000041. PMC 3237288. PMID 22330117.
- ↑ Sabre L, Braschinsky M, Taba P (2016). "Neurosyphilis as a great imitator: a case report". BMC Res Notes. 9: 372. doi:10.1186/s13104-016-2176-2. PMC 4964046. PMID 27465246.
History and Symptoms
Tabes dorsalgia is a related back pain.
Common symptoms include