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Stroke Secondary to Syphilis
Alternate Names : Syphilitic Stroke
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Symptoms & Signs
Prodromal (early) symptoms may precede the symptoms of stroke for about 1 to 4 weeks. These are:
- Headache
- Vertigo (abnormal sensation of movement)
- Behavioral changes
- Irritability
Symptoms of stroke include:
- Weakness or the total inability to move a body part
- Numbness, tingling or other abnormal sensations
- Decreased or lost vision, partial or temporary
- Language difficulties (aphasia)
- Inability to recognize or identify sensory stimuli (agnosia)
- Loss of memory
- Vertigo (abnormal sensation of movement)
- Loss of coordination
- Swallowing difficulties
- Personality changes
- Mood and emotion changes
- Urinary incontinence (lack of control over bladder)
- Lack of control over the bowels
- Consciousness changes
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Stroke
• Syphilis
• Syphilis - Primary
• Syphilis - Secondary
• Syphilis - Tertiary
Tests & Exams
• Cerebral Angiography
• Cranial CT Scan
• CSF Cell Count
• MRI of the Head
Other Topics
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Dizziness
• Drowsiness
• Movement - Uncoordinated
• Numbness and Tingling
• Pain Medications
• Speech Impairment (Adult)
• Stimulus
• Swallowing Difficulty
• Weakness
Review Date : 5/8/2003
Reviewed By : Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, M.D., M.Sc., Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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