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1836794

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
We report a patient with meningovascular syphilis who had a dorsal midbrain syndrome, cognitive dysfunction, and a left peripheral seventh nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disclosed a large lesion of the midbrain and thalamus with intense enhancement of the interpeduncular cistern, both of which resolved after treatment with intravenous penicillin. The clinical features, radiographic appearance, and response to therapy suggest that this lesion was a focal syphilitic inflammatory process, or gumma. We conclude that MRI with intravenous contrast may reveal the full spectrum of pathologic involvement in neurosyphilis and, in certain situations, may obviate the need for biopsy of an associated mass lesion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0272-846X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
139-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Meningovascular syphilis with a gumma of the midbrain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports