title: Dementia due to neurosyphilis with persistently negative CSF VDRL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. jlee38@partners.org
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilck
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Venna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D003704:Dementia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002308:Cardiolipins; D010406:Penicillins; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; C054448:VDRL antigen; D002784:Cholesterol