Amnestic syndrome due to meningovascular neurosyphilis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 669-671

  Kearney, H ^a   Mallon, P ^a,b   Kavanagh, E ^a   Lawler, L ^a   Kelly, P ^a   O'Rourke, K ^a,c  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Dublin Neurological Institute   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; DARUNAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; PENICILLIN G; RITONAVIR; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AMNESIA; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENINGITIS; NEUROSYPHILIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AMNESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL ARTERIES; NEUROSYPHILIS;

EID: 77951257953     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5418-6     Document Type: Letter

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