Neurosyphilis
Treatment
Penicillin is used to treat neurosyphilis. The medicine may be given in various ways. - It may be injected into a vein every day for 10 - 14 days.
- You may take probenecid by mouth 4 times a day, combined with daily muscle injections -- both for 10 - 14 days.
You must have follow-up blood tests and lumbar punctures for CSF fluid analysis at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months to make sure the infection is gone.
For information on treating syphilis, see the following articles:
Prognosis (Expectations)
This is considered a life-threatening complication of syphilis. How well you do depends on how severe the neurosyphilis is before treatment.
Complications
The symptoms can get slowly worse.
Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have had syphilis in the past and now have signs of neurological problems.
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