syphilitic myelopathy…

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superficial anterior muscles, tabes dorsalis, syphilitic myelopathy, disorder characterized by muscle weakness, abnormal sensations, untreated syphilis infections, syphilitic myelopathy, form of neurosyphilis, progressive, life-threatening complication of late, tertiary syphilis infection, tabes dorsalis includes syphilitic myelopathy, additional symptoms of nerve damage, infection damages the tissue, the spinal cord, peripheral nervous tissue, decreased muscle function, myelopathy, progressive weakness, the legs, arms, areas, loss of function, eventually result in paralysis, coordination difficulties contribute to problems walking, changes in sensation, painful paresthesia, abnormal sensations, "lightning pains", in syphilitic myelopathy, muscle problems, accompanied by other symptoms characteristic of nervous system damage, syphilis, vision changes, stroke, psychiatric illness, syphilitic myelopathy is now very rare, syphilis, treated early, in the disease, a result of screening blood tests that identify the disease in its latent, silent, form, such blood tests, on individuals who donate blood, muscle weakness, loss of coordination, difficulty walking, wide-based gait, person walks, the legs far apart, abnormal sensations, "lightning pains", loss of reflexes, physical examination, suggest myelopathy, decreased, absent reflexes present, due to nerve damage, head ct, spine ct, mri scans, the brain, spinal cord to rule out other diseases, serum vdrl, rpr, fta to detect syphilis infection, csf, cerebrospinal fluid, examination, abnormal results indicating chronic meningitis, a positive neurosyphilis test, csf vdrl test, goals of treatment, to cure the infection, to reduce progression, the disorder, the infection reduces new nerve damage, reduce symptoms but, does not cure existing nerve damage, neurosyphilis, aqueous penicillin g, by injection, the drug of choice, patients, penicillin allergies, undergo desensitization to penicillin so that they, safely treated, treatment of symptoms, existing neurologic damage, assistance, supervision needed person is unable to perform self-care activities, eating, dressing, rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, interventions appropriate, muscle weakness, analgesics required to control pain, over-the-counter medications aspirin, oral salicylates, acetaminophen, mild pain but narcotics required, anti-epilepsy drugs carbamazepine, role, in the treatment of lightning pains, progressive disability is possible disorder is left untreated, walking, balance, complications of neurosyphilis, dementia, strokes, eye disease, complications of late-stage syphilis infection, inflammation, the aorta, aortitis, aortic aneurysm, the heart valves, destructive changes in bones, skin, organs, loss of coordination, loss of muscle strength, loss of sensation occurs, adequate treatment, follow-up of primary syphilis infections reduces the risk of developing syphilitic myelopathy, safer sex behaviors, regular use of protective barriers, condoms, reduce the risk of developing the initial syphilis infection.