The clinical analysis of general paresis with 5 cases.
General paresis is considered to be a "treatable" dementia, in which early diagnosis and treatment play a very important role. In recent years, its occurrence might have increased significantly due to the increasing incidence of syphilis. The authors report five cases of general paresis in order to draw attention to this dementia.
Luo
Wei
W
Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China. luoweirock@yahoo.com.cn
Ouyang
Zhiyuan
Z
Xu
Huayan
H
Chen
Jiayan
J
Ding
Meiping
M
Zhang
Baorong
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010406:Penicillins