meningovascular neurosyphilis

Term ID

DOID:0050491

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Definition

A tertiary neurosyphilis that results in inflammation located_in arteries of the brain or located_in arteries of spinal cord. The infection has_symptom headache, has_symptom neck stiffness, has_symptom dizziness, has_symptom behavioral abnormalities, has _symptom poor concentration, has_symptom memory loss, has _symptom lassitude, has_symptom insomnia, has_symptom blurred vision, has_symptom weakness and wasting of shoulder-girdle and arm muscles, has_symptom slowly progressive leg weakness with urinary or fecal incontinence or both, and has_symptom paralysis of the legs due to thrombosis of spinal arteries. http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/sec14/ch194/ch194i.html?qt=latent%20syphylis&alt=sh

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Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0050491 )