Clinical and laboratory features in patients with positive syphilis serology presenting with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a prospective cohort study

Clinical and laboratory features in patients with positive syphilis serology presenting with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Neurosyphilis (NS) can lead to acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA). We compared the clinical characteristics and laboratory features among AIS and TIA patients who were syphilis-seronegative (control group) or had latent syphilis (LS) or NS to evaluate...

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Main Authors: Pornpong Jitpratoom, Adhiratha Boonyasiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Syphilis
Neurosyphilis
Latent syphilis
Meningovascular
Acute ischemic stroke
Transient ischemic attack
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07700-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07700-z

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