Arch Neurol Chicago
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Jan 1995
Cerebrospinal fluid treponemal antibodies in untreated early syphilis.
Examine prevalence and diagnostic utility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) treponemal antibodies in early syphilis. ⋯ When criteria to define neurosyphilis depend on cell count or CSF-VDRL reactivity, the sensitivity of CSF treponemal antibodies is high. Nonreactive CSF treponemal tests may help to exclude a diagnosis of neurosyphilis in patients with early syphilis.