Infections of the central nervous system caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM which present with a variety of clinical syndromes. The initial phase of infection usually causes a mild or asymptomatic meningeal reaction. The meningovascular form may present acutely as BRAIN INFARCTION. The infection may also remain subclinical for several years. Late syndromes include general paresis; TABES DORSALIS; meningeal syphilis; syphilitic OPTIC ATROPHY; and spinal syphilis. General paresis is characterized by progressive DEMENTIA; DYSARTHRIA; TREMOR; MYOCLONUS; SEIZURES; and Argyll-Robertson pupils. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp722-8)

Descriptor ID	D009494
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.200.750 C01.252.400.840.744.456 C01.252.847.840.744.456 C10.228.228.180.600
Concept/Terms	Neurosyphilis Neurosyphilis Central Nervous System Syphilis Syphilis, CNS Syphilis, Central Nervous System Neurosyphilis, Asymptomatic Neurosyphilis, Asymptomatic Asymptomatic Neurosyphilis Neurosyphilis, Gummatous Neurosyphilis, Gummatous Gummatous Neurosyphilis General Paralysis General Paralysis General Paralyses Paralyses, General General Paresis of the Insane Paretic Neurosyphilis Neurosyphilis, Paretic Paralysis, General General Paresis General Pareses Pareses, General Paresis, General Neurosyphilis, Secondary Neurosyphilis, Secondary Secondary Neurosyphilis Neurosyphilis, Symptomatic Neurosyphilis, Symptomatic Juvenile Paresis Juvenile Paresis Juvenile Pareses Pareses, Juvenile Paresis, Juvenile Neurosyphilis, Juvenile Neurosyphilis, Juvenile Juvenile Neurosyphilis

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