Open AccessNeurosyphilis, A true chameleon of neurology
Author(s) -
Shripad Pujari,
Rahul Kulkarni,
Dhananjay Duberkar,
Satish Nirhale,
Dattatraya Nadgir,
Pramod Dhonde,
Tejas Sakale,
Prafulla Shembalkar,
Chandrashekhar Meshram
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_28_21
Subject(s) - medicine , aseptic meningitis , neurosyphilis , pediatrics , myelitis , etiology , dementia , meningitis , differential diagnosis , sarcoidosis , progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy , hyperintensity , neurology , syphilis , encephalitis , pathology , encephalopathy , ataxia , dermatology , multiple sclerosis , disease , immunology , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , psychiatry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , spinal cord , virus
Neurosyphilis (NS) is a rarely encountered scenario today. Manifestations are heterogeneous, and their characteristics have changed in the antibiotic era. A differential diagnosis of NS is not commonly thought of even with relevant clinical-radiological features, as it mimics many common neurological syndromes.