Dementia paralytica forekommer stadig i Danmark

TY - JOUR

T1 - Dementia paralytica forekommer stadig i Danmark

AU - Martiny, Klaus P.J.

AU - Sand Petersen, Carsten

PY - 1999/5/3

Y1 - 1999/5/3

N2 - Two cases of neurosyphilis are presented. Both patients had developed a paranoid psychosis and needed admission to a psychiatric department. In both cases relevant treatment resulted in improvement of both the dementia and the psychotic condition, though the patients were left with some degree of dementia at follow up. Both patients had a symptom-free interval lasting several years. It still remains important to take WR, when investigating the cause of dementia, and when dealing with patients admitted to neurological and psychiatric departments with an uncertain diagnosis.

AB - Two cases of neurosyphilis are presented. Both patients had developed a paranoid psychosis and needed admission to a psychiatric department. In both cases relevant treatment resulted in improvement of both the dementia and the psychotic condition, though the patients were left with some degree of dementia at follow up. Both patients had a symptom-free interval lasting several years. It still remains important to take WR, when investigating the cause of dementia, and when dealing with patients admitted to neurological and psychiatric departments with an uncertain diagnosis.

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M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

C2 - 10434792

AN - SCOPUS:0033519116

SN - 0041-5782

VL - 161

SP - 2682

EP - 2683

JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger

JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger

IS - 18

ER -