PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Khuwaitir, Tarig S.
AU  - Mohammed, Hassabo B.
AU  - Al-Moghairi, Abdurrahman M.
AU  - Sherbeeni, Suphia M.
TI  - Neurosyphilis in a young Indian expatriate
DP  - 2006 Jul 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 197--200
VI  - 11
IP  - 3
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/3/197.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/3/197.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2006 Jul 01; 11
AB  - Neurosyphilis is the infection of the central nervous system with treponema pallidum species, and true to its reputation as the old mimic, can present with a multitude of clinical scenarios, one of which is stroke in the young. Rare in developed countries, except for an at-risk population of drug abusers and HIV infected patients; it is still common in the rest of the world. We describe the case of a young Indian male, his presentation, diagnosis and treatment, and remarkable recovery on aqueous penicillin G therapy following his presentation with a stroke.