paretic neurosyphilis
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Neurosyphilis — The syphilitic infiltration of the central nervous system, though today belonging to internal medicine or neurology, was once treated by psychiatrists. The patients themselves frequently landed in asylums because the illness first becomes… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Neurosyphilis — Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central nervous system and can include psychosis, pain, and loss of physical control over a variety of bodily functions. * * * Infection of the… … Medical dictionary
paresis — Partial or incomplete paralysis. [G. a letting go, slackening, paralysis, fr. paritemi, to let go] divergence p. an esodeviation of the eyes that is greater in the distance than near, which may be a sign of central nervous system disease or a… … Medical dictionary
General paresis — Progressive dementia and generalized paralysis due to chronic inflammation of the covering and substance of the brain (meningoencephalitis). General paresis is a part of late (tertiary) syphilis, occurring a decade or more after the initial… … Medical dictionary
meningoencephalitis — An inflammation of the brain and its membranes. SYN: cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis. [meningo + G. enkephalos, brain, + itis, inflammation] acute primary hemorrhagic m. SYN: acute epidemic leukoencepha … Medical dictionary
pseudoparesis — 1. SYN: pseudoparalysis. 2. A condition marked by the pupillary changes, tremors, and speech disturbances suggestive of early paretic neurosyphilis, in which, however, the serologic test results are negative. * * * pseu·do·pa·re·sis … Medical dictionary
syphilitic hallucinosis — The term syphilitic hallucinosis is used to denote a hallucinatory state attributable to syphilis. The medical Latin name syphilis comes from the Latin sus (swine), and the Greek philos (friend of). It was introduced in a medical didactic poem … Dictionary of Hallucinations
