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Tabes dorsalis is a late manifestation of untreated syphilis and is characterized by a triad of clinical symptoms namely gait unsteadiness, lightning pains and urinary incontinence. It occurs due to a slow and progressi...

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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria named Treponema pallidum . During initial infection, the...

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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria named Treponema pallidum . During initial infection, the...

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Diagnosis is mainly clinical. Syphilis has often been called "the great mimicker" and requires an astute physician to...

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Treatment is aimed at curing the infection and hopefully halting the progression of neurologic damage. Treatment is...

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Tabes dorsalis can affect thinking and memory and all patients must have neuropsychological testing for dementia. They...

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