Preferred Label : tabes dorsalis;
MeSH definition : Parenchymatous NEUROSYPHILIS marked by slowly progressive degeneration of the posterior
columns, posterior roots, and ganglia of the spinal cord. The condition tends to present
15 to 20 years after the initial infection and is characterized by lightening-like
pains in the lower extremities, URINARY INCONTINENCE; ATAXIA; severely impaired position
and vibratory sense, abnormal gait (see GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC), OPTIC ATROPHY;
Argyll-Robertson pupils, hypotonia, hyperreflexia, and trophic joint degeneration
(Charcot's Joint; see ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC). (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology, 6th ed, p726);
MeSH synonym : neurosyphilis, tabetic; tabetic neurosyphilis; tabes spinalis; spinalis, tabes;
Related MeSH term : spinal meningovascular syphilis; locomotor ataxia; Meningovascular Syphilis, Spinal; Syphilis, Spinal Meningovascular; Ataxia, Locomotor; Ataxias, Locomotor; Locomotor Ataxias; Syphilitic Meningomyelitis; Meningomyelitides, Syphilitic; Meningomyelitis, Syphilitic; Syphilitic Meningomyelitides; Myelosyphilis; Spinal Cord Syphilis; Syphilis, Spinal Cord;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabes dorsalis;
Origin ID : D013606;
UMLS CUI : C0039223;
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- table [CISMeF resources Type]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Tabes [PASCAL descriptor]
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Parenchymatous NEUROSYPHILIS marked by slowly progressive degeneration of the posterior
columns, posterior roots, and ganglia of the spinal cord. The condition tends to present
15 to 20 years after the initial infection and is characterized by lightening-like
pains in the lower extremities, URINARY INCONTINENCE; ATAXIA; severely impaired position
and vibratory sense, abnormal gait (see GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC), OPTIC ATROPHY;
Argyll-Robertson pupils, hypotonia, hyperreflexia, and trophic joint degeneration
(Charcot's Joint; see ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC). (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology, 6th ed, p726)
http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/fr/15131/diagnose.htm
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tabes dorsalis
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