| Neurosyphilis in an eight-year-old child: usefulness of the SPECT study. | |
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PMID: 9492099 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An 8-year-old boy with symptomatic late-onset congenital syphilis is reported. The child had been undertreated when he was 78 days of age, but his clinical and serologic follow-up did not occur until he was 3 years of age. At that time, he was asymptomatic, and cerebrospinal fluid disclosed not only hypercellularity but also a reactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratories test. Although he was then retreated at 4 years of age, he developed seizures. Cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were normal, but two single photon emission computed tomography scans performed when he was 5 years of age and then 7 years of age demonstrated areas of hypoperfusion that closely agreed with the alterations on electroencephalograph. Brain single photon emission computed tomography was able to detect cerebral nervous system abnormalities in this young patient with neurosyphilis, whereas other image studies did not. |
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Authors:
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P D Lapunzina; J M Altcheh; J C Flichman; H Freilij |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatric neurology Volume: 18 ISSN: 0887-8994 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr. Neurol. Publication Date: 1998 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-04-15 Completed Date: 1998-04-15 Revised Date: 2006-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8508183 Medline TA: Pediatr Neurol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 81-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, Ricardo Gutierrez Children's Hospital, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
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Age of Onset Child Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Neurosyphilis / congenital, radionuclide imaging* Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon* |
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