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Pupillary Abnormalities in Congenital Neurosyphilis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

M.B.M. Sundaram
M.B.M. Sundaram*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon
*
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X0
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Abstract:

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Pupils in congenital neurosyphilis differ from the classic Argyll-Robertson pupil in acquired cases, and often tend to be large and unreactive. Constriction to pilocarpine in the reported patient would suggest that peripheral parasympathetic damage is responsible for such pupillary findings. Congenital neurosyphilis should be included among the causes of “tonic” pupil.

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Original Articles
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , May 1985 , pp. 134 - 135
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1985

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