Vertical supranuclear gaze palsy with secondary syphilis

Vertical supranuclear gaze palsy with secondary syphilis

A 48-year-old man presented with a vertical gaze palsy associated with secondary syphilis. It is suggested that the eye movement disorder is due to syphilitic endarteritis in the mesodiencephalic region.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1982-01, Vol.45 (1), p.86-88
Hauptverfasser: Page, NGR, Lean, JS, Sanders, MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cerebral Infarction - complications
Cerebral Infarction - etiology
Diencephalon - blood supply
Humans
Male
Mesencephalon - blood supply
Middle Aged
Neurosyphilis - complications
Ophthalmoplegia - etiology
Short Reports
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Zusammenfassung:A 48-year-old man presented with a vertical gaze palsy associated with secondary syphilis. It is suggested that the eye movement disorder is due to syphilitic endarteritis in the mesodiencephalic region.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.45.1.86