Serological testing for syphilis in the differential diagnosis of cognitive decline and polyneuropathy in geriatric patients

BACKGROUND: In the 19th century, neurosyphilis was the most frequent cause of dementia in Western Europe. Now dementia caused by syphilis has become rare in Germany. We studied whether routine testing of patients with cognitive abnormalities or neuropathy for antibodies against Treponema pallidum ha...

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Autores principales: Djukic, Marija, Eiffert, Helmut, Lange, Peter, Giotaki, Ioanna, Seele, Jana, Nau, Roland
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10161663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37147588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03981-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10161663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37147588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03981-4

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