title: Neurosyphilis in a young Indian expatriate.
abstract: Neurosyphilis is the infection of the central nervous system with treponema pallidum species, and true to its reputation as the old mimic, can present with a multitude of clinical scenarios, one of which is stroke in the young. Rare in developed countries, except for an at-risk population of drug abusers and HIV infected patients; it is still common in the rest of the world. We describe the case of a young Indian male, his presentation, diagnosis and treatment, and remarkable recovery on aqueous penicillin G therapy following his presentation with a stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Riyadh Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, PO Box 3847, Riyadh 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel/Fax: +966 (1) 4783446. E-mail: Tarig_AlKhuwaitir@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tarig S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Al-Khuwaitir
authors.forename: Hassabo B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Abdurrahman M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Al-Moghairi
authors.forename: Suphia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sherbeeni