Neurosyphilis: An Unresolved Case of Meningitis

Table 1

Classifications of neurosyphilis [2].

Manifestation	Percentage of cases ()
Syphilitic meningitis as a complication of secondary syphilis	8–40
Asymptomatic	7–38
Symptomatic	1-2
Asymptomatic late neurosyphilis	31
Symptomatic late neurosyphilis	69
Meningovascular
Cerebromeningeal	6
Diffuse
Focal
Cerebrovascular	10
Spinal	3
Parenchymatous
Tabetic	30
Paretic	12
Taboparetic	3
Ocular	3
Miscellaneous	2

Adapted from [10].