Accidente cerebrovascular secundario a la sífilis

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Accidente cerebrovascular secundario a la sífilis

Nombres alternativos:

Accidente cerebrovascular sifilítico

Síntomas:

Los siguientes síntomas pueden ocurrir de 1 a 4 semanas antes del accidente cerebrovascular:

Los síntomas de accidente cerebrovascular son:

Signos y exámenes:

El médico preguntará si hay antecedentes de sífilis. Se pueden llevar a cabo exámenes de sangre para verificar si hay sustancias en la sangre producidas por las bacterias que causan la sífilis. Estos exámenes abarcan:

Si los resultados son positivos, se realizan otros exámenes con el fin de confirmar el diagnóstico. Igualmente, se puede llevar a cabo una punción lumbar para verificar la presencia de sustancias relacionadas con la sífilis en el LCR (líquido cefalorraquídeo).

Los siguientes exámenes se pueden utilizar para determinar la localización y gravedad del accidente cerebrovascular:

Referencias:

Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 6th ed. London: Churchill Livingstone; 2005.

Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002.

Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2004.

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