DIAGNOSIS OF NEUROSYPHILIS
April 27th, 2011
The diagnosis of neurosyphilis often poses a challenge, since there is no one test that is both sensitive and specific. The diagnosis is usually made based on a combination of reactive serologies, abnormalities of CSF cell count and protein, or a reactive VDRL-CSF. The VDRL-CSF is the standard serologic test for CSF and is diagnostic [...]