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Case Reports
. 1979;48(1-2):35-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF01406018.

Syphilitic normal pressure hydrocephalus

K K Pedersen, P S Sorensen, J Ankerhus, U T Danielsen
Case Reports

Syphilitic normal pressure hydrocephalus

K K Pedersen et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1979.

Abstract

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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