Vertical supranuclear gaze palsy with secondary syphilis.
A 48-year-old man presented with a vertical gaze palsy associated with secondary syphilis. It is suggested that the eye movement disorder is due to syphilitic endarteritis in the mesodiencephalic region.
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D004027:Diencephalon / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000098:blood supply; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*