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Neurosyphilis – a Treatable Psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. Brooke ,
P. Jamie ,
R. Slack ,
M. Sulaiman  and
P. Tyrer
D. Brooke*
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital
P. Jamie
Affiliation:
St Ann's Hospital, Mapperley, Nottingham
R. Slack
Affiliation:
Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
M. Sulaiman
Affiliation:
Department of GU Medicine, General Hospital, Nottingham
*
Maudsiey Hospital, London SE5 8AZ
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Extract

A patient presenting with mixed affective symptoms was found to have active neurosyphilis after intermittent cognitive impairment suggested an organic cause. Most of these symptoms resolved after treatment with penicillin.

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Brief Report
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 4 , October 1987 , pp. 556
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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