J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 Jan;66(1):11-15. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.1.11.

Neurosyphilis Involving Cranial Nerves in Brain Stem: 2 Case Reports

• Jang JH
• Kim EJ
• Choi WS
• Yoon SS
• Heo SH

• KMID: 2208865
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.1.11

Abstract

Neurosyphilis uncommonly presents with cranial neuropathies in acute syphilitic meningitis and meningovascular neurosyphilis. We now report two cases in which the meningeal form of neurosyphilis involved cranial nerves in the brain stem: the oculomotor and trigeminal nerve.

MeSH Terms

Brain
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Cranial Nerves
Meningitis
Neurosyphilis
Oculomotor Nerve
Trigeminal Nerve
Neurosyphilis

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