syphilitic meningoencephalitis
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meningoencephalitis — An inflammation of the brain and its membranes. SYN: cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis. [meningo + G. enkephalos, brain, + itis, inflammation] acute primary hemorrhagic m. SYN: acute epidemic leukoencepha … Medical dictionary
General paresis — Progressive dementia and generalized paralysis due to chronic inflammation of the covering and substance of the brain (meningoencephalitis). General paresis is a part of late (tertiary) syphilis, occurring a decade or more after the initial… … Medical dictionary
Neurosyphilis — Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central nervous system and can include psychosis, pain, and loss of physical control over a variety of bodily functions. * * * Infection of the… … Medical dictionary
paresis — paretic /peuh ret ik, ree tik/, n., adj. paretically, adv. /peuh ree sis, par euh sis/, n. Pathol. 1. partial motor paralysis. 2. a late manifestation of syphilis, characterized by progressive dementia and paralysis. [1685 95; < NL < Gk páresis… … Universalium
Wagner-Jauregg, Julius — orig. Julius Wagner, knight von Jauregg born March 7, 1857, Wels, Austria died Sept. 27, 1940, Vienna Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist. Knowing that malaria could be controlled with quinine and having observed that patients with some nervous … Universalium
Dementia — Significant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. Criteria for the diagnosis of dementia include impairment of attention, orientation, memory, judgment,… … Medical dictionary
VD — Synonyms and related words: French disease, Spanish pox, acquired syphilis, balanitis gangrenosa, cerebral tabes, chancre, chancroid, clap, claps, climatic bubo, congenital syphilis, constitutional syphilis, dose, dose of clap, fifth venereal… … Moby Thesaurus
chancre — Synonyms and related words: French disease, Spanish pox, VD, abscess, acquired syphilis, aposteme, balanitis gangrenosa, bed sore, blain, bleb, blister, boil, bubo, bulla, bunion, canker, canker sore, carbuncle, cerebral tabes, chancroid,… … Moby Thesaurus
clap — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, French disease, Spanish pox, VD, acclaim, acclamation, acquired syphilis, applaud, applause, apply, balanitis gangrenosa, bang, bar, barricade, bash, bat, batten, batten down, bedlam, belt, biff, big… … Moby Thesaurus
dose — Synonyms and related words: French disease, Spanish pox, VD, acquired syphilis, administer, amount, anoint, apply, bag, balanitis gangrenosa, bang, batch, bestow, booster, booster dose, booster shot, budget, bunch, cerebral tabes, chancre,… … Moby Thesaurus
