Lourdes de Fatima Ibanez Valdes
Department of Neurology, Walter Sisulu University (WSU), South AfricaPublications
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Research
New Hypotheses on the Pathogenesis of Neurosyphillis: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Medical Literature
Author(s): Lourdes de Fatima Ibanez Valdes*
Background: Neurosyphilis (Ns)-including auditory and ocular forms, is the clinical consequence of infection of the central nervous system by Treponema pallidum (TP). Ns is a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) with several stages and development, leading to 6.3 million new infections each year. Up to date the pathogenesis of Ns related to oxidative stress (reactive oxygen species), cytokines, chemokines, mitochondrial activation, and microglial polarization remains unknown. The main aim of this review is to find confiden.. Read More»
DOI: 10.4303/JDAR/236278