[Meningovascular neurosyphilis with basilar artery thrombosis, a case report and literature review]

Biomedica. 2012 Jan-Mar;32(1):7-12. doi: 10.1590/S0120-41572012000100002.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Herein a case is described of a 54-years old patient, HIV negative, with cerebro-vascular disease by basilar artery thrombosis secondary to meningovascular neurosyphilis. Neurosyphilis is the impairment at any stage of the central nervous system by Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum and includes asymptomatic and symptomatic forms of infection. The presentation can take many forms, depending on the location and extent of tissue damage. The currently recommended treatment is crystalline penicillin, 4 million units every 4 hours for 14 days.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / complications
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dysarthria / etiology
  • Emergencies
  • Endovascular Procedures
  • HIV Seronegativity
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningitis / drug therapy
  • Meningitis / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosyphilis / complications*
  • Neurosyphilis / drug therapy
  • Paresis / etiology
  • Penicillin G / therapeutic use
  • Stents
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Thrombosis / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vasculitis / drug therapy
  • Vasculitis / etiology*
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / surgery

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillin G