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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Autores principales: Kararizou, Evangelia, Naoumis, Dimitrios, Gkiatas, Konstantinos, Kapaki, Elisabeth, Vassilopoulos, Demetrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2010
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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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author Kararizou, Evangelia
Naoumis, Dimitrios
Gkiatas, Konstantinos
Kapaki, Elisabeth
Vassilopoulos, Demetrios
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description 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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spelling pubmed-34762212012-11-29 An unusual presentation of neurosyphilis as a probable migraine Kararizou, Evangelia Naoumis, Dimitrios Gkiatas, Konstantinos Kapaki, Elisabeth Vassilopoulos, Demetrios J Headache Pain Brief Report 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. Springer Milan 2010-09-02 2010-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3476221/ /pubmed/20811763 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0254-8 Text en © Springer-Verlag 2010
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20811763
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