An unusual presentation of neurosyphilis as a probable migraine

We describe a case which initially presented as persistent and untreatable probable migraine, which was subsequently diagnosed as neurosyphilis during the clinical evaluation. All symptoms regressed after appropriate treatment. We suggest that the possibility of neurosyphilis should be taken into ac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kararizou, Evangelia, Naoumis, Dimitrios, Gkiatas, Konstantinos, Kapaki, Elisabeth, Vassilopoulos, Demetrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2010
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20811763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0254-8
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Sumario:We describe a case which initially presented as persistent and untreatable probable migraine, which was subsequently diagnosed as neurosyphilis during the clinical evaluation. All symptoms regressed after appropriate treatment. We suggest that the possibility of neurosyphilis should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of a persistent headache which does not respond to medication.

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