Chapter V: Section III: Puzzles and Errors in the Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis

(INCLUDING NON-SYPHILITIC CASES). CASES 39–82 165

CASE

39. Paretic _versus_ diffuse neurosyphilis. Autopsy 165

40. Paretic _versus_ vascular neurosyphilis, cerebellar. Autopsy 169

41. Paretic _versus_ vascular neurosyphilis, cerebellar. Autopsy 172

42. Tabetic combined with vascular neurosyphilis. Autopsy. 175

43. Tabetic neurosyphilis: mental symptoms, non-paretic. Autopsy 177

44. Cerebral gliosis. Autopsy 180

45. Neurasthenia _versus_ neurosyphilis 183

46. Hysteria. Neurosyphilis of the secondary period 185

47. Manic-depressive psychosis _versus_ paretic neurosyphilis 187

48. Cerebral tumor 190

49. Early post-infective paretic neurosyphilis 192

50. Atypical paretic neurosyphilis, hemitremor. Autopsy 197

51. Paretic neurosyphilis. Autopsy 199

52. Manic-depressive psychosis _versus_ paretic neurosyphilis 202

53. Syphilitic(?) exophthalmic goitre. Autopsy 205

54. Argyll-Robertson pupils 209

55. Argyll-Robertson pupils: pineal tumor. Autopsy 212

56. Neurosyphilis(?) with negative spinal fluid 216

57. Disseminated syphilitic encephalitis, seven months
post-infective. Autopsy 218

58. “Pseudoparesis” 222

59. Syphilitic paranoia? 225

60. Paretic neurosyphilis _versus_ alcoholic pseudoparesis 227

61. Alcoholic pseudoparesis _versus_ paretic neurosyphilis 231

62. Alcoholic neuritis and paretic neurosyphilis 234

63. Chronic alcoholism _versus_ paretic neurosyphilis 236

64. Neurosyphilis, diabetic pseudoparesis, or brain tumor 238

65. Neurosyphilis and diabetes 240

66. Neurosyphilis: hemianopsia 242

67. Paretic neurosyphilis _versus_ syphilis and cerebral malaria 245

68. Paretic neurosyphilis: gold sol test “syphilitic.” Autopsy 247

69. Lues maligna 250

70. Neurosyphilis _versus_ multiple sclerosis 253

71. Atypical neurosyphilis 256

72. Huntington’s chorea _versus_ neurosyphilis 258

73. Senile arteriosclerotic psychosis _versus_ neurosyphilis 262

74. Hysterical fugue _versus_ neurosyphilis 264

75. Tabetic neurosyphilis _versus_ pernicious anemia 267

76. Congenital neurosyphilis 270

77. Congenital _versus_ paretic neurosyphilis 272

78. Juvenile paretic neurosyphilis 275

79. Epilepsy _versus_ juvenile neurosyphilis 277

80. Addison’s disease and juvenile paretic neurosyphilis. Autopsy 279

81. Neurosyphilis of the secondary period 283

82. Taboparetic neurosyphilis and typhoid meningitis. Autopsy 284