[Infarction of the pons, neurosyphilis and HIV infection].
A 31-year old patient presented a right hemiparesis related to a left basis pontis infarction. Laboratory investigations revealed both neurosyphilis and HIV infection. The patient was treated with two courses of penicillin and recovered from hemiparesis. The occurrence of strokes due to syphilitic arteritis in AIDS is emphasized.
Labauge
R
R
Clinique Neurologique, Service de Neurologie, Montpellier.
Pagès
M
M
Tourniaire
D
D
Blard
J M
JM
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications*; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply*
Infarctus pontique, syphilis nerveuse et infection par le VIH.