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Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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January 14, 2008

Neurosyphilis

  • Caused by Treponema Pallidum; Southeast region has highest U.S. incidence.
  • CNS involvement occurs during the secondary stage (meningitis) or tertiary stage (acute meningitis, meningovascular and parenchymal disease).
  • May result in infarctions of medium-to-small size arteries Luetic labyrinthitis:
    • enhancement of VII/VIII cranial nerves and labyrinth, spread to cochlea via endo- or perilymph or hematogeneous dissemination
    • Osteitis with 'moth-eaten' demineralization of otic capsule

Suggested Reading

Smith MM, Anderson JC. Neurosyphilis as a cause of facial and vestibulocochlear nerve dysfunction: MR imaging features. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2000;21:1673-75.

Brightbill TC, Ihmeidan IH, Donovan-Post MJ, et al. Neurosyphilis in HIV positive and HIV negative patients: neuroimaging findings. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995;16:703-11.

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