Syphilitic normal pressure hydrocephalus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1979 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Acta Neurochirurgica, volume 48, pages 35-39 (issn: 0001-6268, eissn: 0942-0940,

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Authors: K K, Pedersen; P S, Sorensen; J, Ankerhus; U T, Danielsen;

doi: 10.1007/bf01406018

pmid: 495237

Syphilitic normal pressure hydrocephalus

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We report a case of presenile dementia with radiological and cisternographical features suggesting normal pressure hydrocephalus, caused by syphilitic infection. Treatment with penicillin resulted in considerable regression of the neurological and psychological signs.

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Male, Neurosyphilis, Brain, Humans, Penicillin G Procaine, Middle Aged, Pneumoencephalography, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure, Hydrocephalus

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