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Neurosyphilis = Infection by Treponema pallidum causing central nervous system complications in tertiary syphilis.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

Is a type of:

Bacterial infections • Sexually transmitted diseases • Bacterial sexually transmitted diseases • Syphilis

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Weakness
Confusion
Tremor
Difficulty concentrating
Vision loss
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Neurosyphilis
Penicillin
4.2
6 reviews
Doxycycline
2.5
13 reviews

Tests

Complete blood count
Treponema pallidum hemagglutination test
Treponema pallidum EIA
Dark field microscopy swab
VDRL
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