title: [Paretic neurosyphilis: report of five patients].
abstract: We report five male patients, aged 35 to 63 years who suffered from paretic neurosyphilis. The clinical course was that of a subacute dementia with a frontal syndrome, with more apathy than euphoria. All were HIV negative and four were heterosexual. In all, the cerebrospinal fluid had a mononuclear pleocytosis and a positive VDRL. EEG was abnormal in the 3 cases in whom it was performed. One patient in whom a brain angiography was performed, had images of vasculitis. Treatment with 18-24 million units of penicillin per day during two weeks or more, was partially effective.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. archidonoso@gmail.com
authors.forename: Archibaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donoso S
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urzúa
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slachevsky C H
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silva R
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins