Syphilitic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
We report a case of presenile dementia with radiological and cisternographical features suggesting normal pressure hydrocephalus, caused by syphilitic infection. Treatment with penicillin resulted in considerable regression of the neurological and psychological signs.
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011011:Pneumoencephalography
D010402:Penicillin G Procaine