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Accidente cerebrovascular secundario a la sífilis

Nombres alternativos:

Accidente cerebrovascular sifilítico

Tratamiento:

Para el tratamiento del accidente cerebrovascular, ver el artículo sobre accidente cerebrovascular .

Los antibióticos se utilizan en dosis altas para tratar la infección por sífilis y los analgésicos se pueden necesitar para controlar los dolores de cabeza fuertes.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Las consecuencias dependen del grado de lesión en el cerebro, la presencia de otras complicaciones de la sífilis tardía y otros factores.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Si se presenta cualquier síntoma de accidente cerebrovascular, se debe acudir a la sala de emergencias o llamar al número local de emergencias (como el 911 en los Estados Unidos).

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.

Sistema nervioso central

Fecha de revisión: 3/5/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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