title: Magnetic resonance angiography in meningovascular syphilis.
abstract: Meningovascular neurosyphilis (MN) is an unusual cause of stroke in young adults. The clinical manifestations include prodromal symptoms weeks or months before definitive stroke. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings and examination of the serum and cerebrospinal fluid. We report a case of MN with basilar artery irregularities demonstrated by magnetic resonance angiography.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gállego
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zubieta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Villanueva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001167:Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*