title: Neurosyphilis--a treatable psychosis.
abstract: A patient presenting with mixed affective symptoms was found to have active neurosyphilis after intermittent cognitive impairment suggested an organic cause. Most of these symptoms resolved after treatment with penicillin.
authors.affiliation: Maudsley Hospital, London.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brooke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jamie
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Slack
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tyrer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins