Central nervous system involvement in early and late syphilis: The problem of asymptomatic neurosyphilis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 1988, Pages 229-239

  Wolters, Erik C ^a   Hische, Ellie A H ^b   Tutuarima, Joan A ^b   van Trotsenburg, Louise ^b   van Eijk, Ron V W ^c   Bos, Jan D ^b   Starink, Theo M ^a   Emsbroek, Lex J ^d   van der Helm, Hayo J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Neurology Academic Hospital University of Amsterdam ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic neurosyphilis; Intrathecal antibody production; Neurosyphilis; Syphilis; TPHA; VDRL

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

HUMAN; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLIN G; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0024268362     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(88)90220-1     Document Type: Article

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