Neurosyphilis: management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Neurosyphilis: management. Men who have sex with men, People living with HIV, History of incarceration. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Indications for syphilis screening
- Men who have sex with men
- People living with HIV
- History of incarceration
- History of commercial sex work
- All pregnant women
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis: indications
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis: features
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features
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Treatment
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monitoring
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References
- Kingston M, French P, Goh B, et al. UK National guidelines on the management of syphilis 2008. Int J STD AIDS 2008; 19:729-740.
- Marra CM. Syphilis screening in neurology. JAMA Neurol 2016; 73:926-927.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2009; 150:705-709.
- Hobbs E, Vera JH, Marks M, Barritt AW, Ridha BH, Lawrence D. Neurosyphilis in patients with HIV. Pract Neurol 2018; 18:211-218.
- Rosa Júnior M, de Almeida Caçador T, Biasutti C, Galvão Gonçalves AM, Gonçalves Ferreira Júnior CU. Teaching NeuroImages: Skull and dural lesions in neurosyphilis. Neurology 2016; 87:e129-e130.
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