title: [Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum -- the causative agent of neurosyphilis].
abstract: Neurosyphilis is defined as infection of central nervous system by Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Neurosyphilis can develop at any stage after initial infec-tion and is reflected in laboratory results. The pathogenesis of neurosyphilis is similar to that of classical form of syphilis. Individuals with persistent abnormalities in the cerebrospinal fluid are at risk of the development of clinical manifestations. Proper understanding of particular forms of neurosyphilis for differential diagnosis is important to determine potential risk of the development of progressive disease in neurology.
authors.forename: Miloslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salavec
authors.forename: Vanda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boštíková
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vaňásková
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smetana
authors.forename: Radek
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sleha
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coufalová
authors.forename: Stanislav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plíšek
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Špliňo
authors.forename: Vlasta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Štěpánová
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boštík
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009494:Neurosyphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification