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Parálisis general - Symptom

Síntomas:

Disminución de la capacidad de hablar (afasia)
Disminución de la motivación
Deterioro de la capacidad de discernimiento
Pérdida de la capacidad de calcular
Pérdida de la memoria a largo plazo (hechos pasados remotos)
Pérdida de la memoria a corto plazo (hechos recientes)
Debilidad muscular (dificultad para usar las piernas, brazos u otras partes del cuerpo)
Cambios de personalidad
- delirios, alucinaciones
- irritabilidad, furia
- estado de ánimo inapropiado
- decaimiento anímico
Convulsiones

Signos y exámenes:

Los signos abarcan:

Cambio en la respuesta de la pupila en el ojo
Forma irregular de la pupila
Incapacidad para permanecer de pie con los ojos cerrados (prueba de Romberg)
Pérdida del sentido de vibración y de posición
Debilidad muscular
Problemas con la forma de caminar (marcha)
Demencia que empeora lentamente, con pérdida de múltiples funciones cerebrales

El médico puede llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes:

Examen de los ojos
Examen de los músculos
Examen del sistema nervioso (neurológico)

Los exámenes de sangre para detectar sífilis en el cuerpo abarcan:

Los exámenes del sistema nervioso pueden ser:

Sistema nervioso central

Reviewed last on: 3/9/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Beck BJ. Mental disorders due to a general medical condition. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 21.

Verma A. Infections of the nervous system. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2008:chap 57.

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