Maccabruni A, Michelone G, Azzini M, Dei Cas A, Matteelli A, Garavelli P L
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Istituto di Clinica delle Malattrie Infettive, IRCCS, Policlinico S. Matteo.
Minerva Med. 1988 Apr;79(4):291-4.
Since the introduction of antibiotic treatment there has been a remarkable reduction in the incidence of "classical" neurosyphilis, and, when cerebral involvement occurs, a relative increase in abortive or monosymptomatic cases that are difficult to diagnose because of the prevalence of meninges and/or mental signs. A case of luetic meningoencephalitis is described with emphasis on diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic aspects.