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Case Reports
. 2023 Jul 11;10(8):1207-1210.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13830. eCollection 2023 Aug.

A Rare Clinical and Radiological Presentation of Neurosyphilis

Ravi Jakhar  1 , Sahil Mehta  1 , Kamalesh Chakravarty  2 , Chirag K Ahuja  1 , Vivek Lal  1
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Case Reports

A Rare Clinical and Radiological Presentation of Neurosyphilis

Ravi Jakhar et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ataxia; imaging; myoclonus; neurosyphilis.

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FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Brain magnetic resonance imaging showing T2/FLAIR hyperintensities in the midbrain (A, B [with gummas, black arrows]), pons (D, E), middle cerebellar peduncle (D, E), bilateral thalami (G, H), and internal capsule (J, K) with pial‐based enhancing gummatous lesions (black arrows) along the ventral surface of the brainstem (F, I) with the depiction in coronal (C) and sagittal (L) cuts.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
Brain and spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging showing resolution of the lesions after treatment with penicillin (A, C, D, F).Subtle lesions with mild enhancement are visible in the midbrain (B, E).
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