Dementia by neurosyphilis: Clinical and neuropsychological follow-up of a patient;Demência por neurossífilis: Evolução clínica e neuropsicológica de um paciente

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 2 B, 2000, Pages 578-582

  Vargas, Antonio Pedro ^a   Carod Artal, Francisco Javier ^b   Del Negro, Maria Cristina ^b   Rodrigues, Maira Pinto Cauchioli ^b  

^a SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dementia; Minimental state test; Neurosyphilis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLINS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0041591605     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000300029     Document Type: Article

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