Tertiary neurosyphilis – Tertiary neurosyphilis, is the most interesting form of syphilis from a cultural point of view. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Diseases that Give You Super Human Powers | Impact Lab] Reference
This difficult-to-treat strain, called neurosyphilis, can cause blindness and stroke, and a CDC researcher said that it's spreading among this cohort because, although they're already HIV-positive, they are not using condoms. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel Rotello: Deadly Error Alert: Andrew Sullivan's Latest AIDS Fantasy] Reference
But in the early 1880s the syphilis returned in the form of a neurosyphilis called tabes dorsalis. From Wordnik.com. [“Courage means not scaring others” « So Many Books] Reference
Lenz had neurosyphilis from which he died at 44 in Moscow. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 1] Reference
Syphilis - Three to seven percent of all people with untreated syphilis develop a condition called neurosyphilis. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
"I'm not even sure if neurosyphilis is associated with fever-it usually occurs long after the initial infection.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
His innovations start with the use of malariotherapy for neurosyphilis in the 1920s and moves on to the Heimlich flutter valve for the chest surgery. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
If the infant survives without treatment, they then enter a latent period, where they may slowly develop bony and tooth deformities, eye problems, and neurosyphilis leading to psychiatric problems including psychosis and dementia. From Wordnik.com. [Word Wenches] Reference
“Overstudy” may be the best euphemism for “neurosyphilis” I’ve everseen. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Con Law Exam Kills Law Student] Reference
1934, August: Transferred from the Atlanta federal penitentiary to syphilis Capone contracted decades earlier escalates to neurosyphilis, causing him to often be confused and disoriented. From Wordnik.com. [The Spark of Yahoo!] Reference
For example, he decided to gain the "neurosyphilis) by depicting the diagnostic tests as a" special free treatment. ". From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
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