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CSF syphilis testing (VDRL)—may be positive in people with neurosyphilis, which occurs when the syphilis bacterium infects the brain. A negative result does not necessarily rule out infection of the brain. Sources Sources Used in Current Review ...
In order to describe the clinical epidemiology, neurological morbidity and treatment response of neurosyphilis subsequent to this outbreak, a retrospective study was performed. Retrospective study of all patients with a reactive CSF VDRL from 11/99 to 3/04 at the Medical Center of LA, New Orleans...
Comparing the performance characteristics of CSF-TRUST and CSF-VDRL for syphilis: a cross-sectional study. Weiming Gu,Yang Yang,Lei Wu,Sheng Yang,Lai-King Ng. BMJ Open . 2013Gu Weiming,Yang Yang,Wu Lei,Yang Sheng,Ng Lai-King.Comparing the performance characteristics of CSF-TRUST and CSF-...
Half of participants reported previous syphilis treatment. Serum VDRL was reactive in 44 patients. Mean time from symptoms onset to diagnosis was 30 days (IQR: 1–180). 23 patients were symptomatic: 5 neuropsychiatric disorders, 2 stroke, 11 ocular signs; 1 seizures and 4 brain stem/cranial ...