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Case Reports
. 2009 May-Jun;10(3):310-2.
doi: 10.3348/kjr.2009.10.3.310. Epub 2009 Apr 22.

MRI of neurosyphilis presenting as mesiotemporal abnormalities: a case report

Yu Mi Jeong  1 , Hee Young Hwang, Hyung Sik Kim
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Case Reports

MRI of neurosyphilis presenting as mesiotemporal abnormalities: a case report

Yu Mi Jeong et al. Korean J Radiol. 2009 May-Jun.

Abstract

The high signal intensities in bilateral mesiotemporal lobes on T2-weighted images are typical findings of herpes encephalitis or paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. We report a case of neurosyphilis with mesiotemporal involvement on MRI. Positive antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid confirmed the diagnosis. The results suggest that neurosyphilis should be considered when MRI results indicate mesiotemporal abnormalities.

Keywords: Magnetic resonance (MR); Mesial temporal lesions; Neurosyphilis.

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Axial T2-weighted (A, B), FLAIR (C, D) and coronal T2-weighted (E, F) MR images show bilateral high signal intensities in mesial temporal lobes.
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