CT and MR findings in HIV-negative neurosyphilis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Peng, Fuhua ^a   Hu, Xueqiang ^a   Zhong, Xiufeng ^b   Wei, Qiu ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Bao, Jian ^a   Wu, Aimin ^a   Pei, Zhong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurosyphilis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING;

BRAIN DAMAGES; FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBES; NEUROSYPHILIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

GADOLINIUM; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSYPHILIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM PARTICLE AGGLUTINATION TEST; UNHEATED SERUM REAGIN TEST; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; PARESIS; PENICILLINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41149098217     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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