Data from a large study of syphilis indicate a high rate of neurosyphilis in HIV-infected patients with a CD4-cell count less than or equal to 350 or a serum RPR titer greater than or equal to 1:32.

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A man was diagnosed with a syphilis infection in the brain, known as neurosyphilis, after he struggled to walk and talk normally for months, according to a recent case report. The 50-year-old man’s ...

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Neurosyphilis (NS) is a bacterial infection of the central nervous system (CNS). It is a complication of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis. Neurosyphilis can develop at any stage of syphilis.

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Invasion of the central nervous system occurs in nearly all patients during the early stages of syphilis, usually during the first year of the infection. Early neurosyphilis is essentially a ...

The rate of syphilis infection in Canada has risen in recent years. Early neurosyphilis typically presents as meningitis or meningovascular disease, while late neurosyphilis classically causes ...