@DavidJamesHarri @serotavirus @alxpenguin Consider that the pretest probability of any cause of “reversible dementia” (of which most improvements tend to be with NPH and geriatric depression) is ~1-2% and a serum RPR of 1:2 has made the post-test prob of N
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RT @JakeJohnsonMD: @PaulSaxMD @CDCSTD @DrJeanneM Tricky! 1) AAN guidelines do not recommend screening for "usual" MCI. 2) Neurosyphilis i…
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@PaulSaxMD @CDCSTD @DrJeanneM Tricky! 1) AAN guidelines do not recommend screening for "usual" MCI. 2) Neurosyphilis is much less likely w/ neg RPR. https://t.co/6Xsojrc5BO Thus, I treat for late latent unless there is an unusual feature. I also discuss
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RT @HIV_Insight: Novel predictors of #neurosyphilis among #HIV-negative #syphilis patients with neurological symptoms https://t.co/jFzwJ3m7…