Psychiatric manifestations and magnetic resonance imaging in HIV-negative neurosyphilis

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 467-473

  Russouw, Hilda G ^a   Roberts, Mimi C ^a   Emsley, Robin A ^a   Truter, René ^a  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*

Author keywords

Cerebral atrophy; Cerebral ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurosyphilis; Organic mental disorders; Psychiatric status rating scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSYPHILIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031568901     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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