title: An unusual case of reversible mild cognitive impairment.
abstract: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is cognitive dysfunction greater than expected for age and education in either a single cognitive domain or in multiple domains without impairment of activities of daily living. The present case report describes the case of an elderly male patient of 71 years who presented with MCI and was Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test reactive in serum. This was confirmed by Treponema pallidum Hemagglutination Assay. After a complete course of antibiotic therapy, his memory complaints disappeared completely. Though syphilis is termed as reversible dementia; to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of MCI with reactive syphilis serology who responded to antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Microbiology , Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & PGIMER , New Delhi , India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Microbiology , Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & PGIMER , New Delhi , India.
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurology , Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & PGIMER , New Delhi , India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dhikav
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurology , Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & PGIMER , New Delhi , India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: a Department of Microbiology , Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & PGIMER , New Delhi , India.
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Duggal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
keywords: Neurosyphilis; antibiotic therapy; mild cognitive impairment; reversible dementia