Section V. the Treatment of Neurosyphilis. Cases 99–123.

(CASES 99–103 SHOW THE VARIETY OF STRUCTURAL LESIONS THAT TREATMENT HAS TO FACE) 323

CASE

99. An incurable spastic paresis in paretic neurosyphilis. Autopsy 323

100. A theoretically curable case. Autopsy 328

101. A highly meningitic case, theoretically amenable to treatment. Autopsy 332

102. A highly atrophic case, theoretically not amenable to treatment. Autopsy 335

103. Paretic neurosyphilis with markedly focal lesions. Autopsy 338

(CASES 104 TO 123 ARE EXAMPLES OF TREATMENT INCLUDING SUCCESSES AND FAILURES.)

104. Diffuse neurosyphilis: treatment successful after nine months 342

105. Atypical neurosyphilis: treatment successful 346

106. Argyll-Robertson pupil not necessarily of bad prognosis: treated case an insurance risk 350

107. Spinal fluid cleared: symptoms persistent 355

108. Arteriosclerosis does not contraindicate treatment 359

109. Symptoms of intracranial pressure relieved by treatment 362

110. Therapeutic improvement in tabetic neurosyphilis 366

111. W. R. rendered negative in tabetic neurosyphilis 367

112. Example of successful treatment of paretic neurosyphilis 370

113. Another example 372

114. Clinical recovery but tests persistently positive in treated paretic neurosyphilis 375

115. Improvement delayed in treated paretic neurosyphilis 377

116. Non-neural syphilis in treated paretic neurosyphilis 380

117. Partial recovery in treated paretic neurosyphilis 382

118. Laboratory signs improved: clinical situation stationary: treated paretic neurosyphilis 384

119. Another example 386

120. Failure of treatment 388

121. Treatment, at first mild, later intensive 390

122. Intensive treatment 392

123. Syphilitic feeblemindedness improved by treatment 395