title: Neurosyphilis: a case report.
abstract: Syphilis is a multisystem chronic infection caused by treponema pallidum. It can cause psychiatric disorders including depression, mania, psychosis, personality changes, delirium and dementia. With the introduction of penicillin into practice, the number of cases with syphilis decreased and its incidence increased with AIDS and HIV seropositivity. In this article, we present a case of neurosyphilis that manifested itself with neuropsychiatric symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugce
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toptan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozdilek
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kenangil
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulker
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fusun Mayda
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Domac
keywords: Dementia; general paresis; neurosyphilis; psychiatric manifestations