The use of intracranial vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging to detect a presumptive syphilitic brain aneurysm
Recommended Citation
Askar W, Nadeem I, Dalby J, et al. The Use of Intracranial Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect a Presumptive Syphilitic Brain Aneurysm. Sex Transm Dis. 2021;48(12):e183-e185. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001432
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Syphilitic intracranial aneurysm is a rare presentation of meningovascular syphilis in developed countries. In this case report, we discuss the utilization of the intracranial vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging in the management of a patient with a rare fusiform brain aneurysm, positive syphilis serologies, and inconclusive cerebrospinal fluid findings.
Document Type
Case Report
PubMed ID
33783407
Affiliations
Department of Infectious Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, Advocate Aurora Health