Neurosyphilis with dementia and bilateral hippocampal atrophy on brain magnetic resonance imaging

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This article reports a rare case of active neurosyphilis in a man with mild to moderate dementia and marked hippocampal atrophy, mimicking early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Few cases have so far described bilateral hippocampal atrophy...

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Main Authors: Mehrabian Shima, Raycheva Margarita, Traykova Martina, Stankova Tonya, Penev Latchezar, Grigorova Olga, Traykov Latchezar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/12/96