Tabes Dorsalis
Synonyms
Ataxia, Locomotor
Ataxias, Locomotor
Locomotor Ataxia
Locomotor Ataxias
Meningomyelitides, Syphilitic
Meningomyelitis, Syphilitic
Meningovascular Syphilis, Spinal
Myelosyphilis
Neurosyphilis, Tabetic
Spinal Cord Syphilis
Spinal Meningovascular Syphilis
Spinalis, Tabes
Syphilis, Spinal Cord
Syphilis, Spinal Meningovascular
Syphilitic Meningomyelitides
Syphilitic Meningomyelitis
Tabes Spinalis
Tabetic Neurosyphilis
Parenchymatous NEUROSYPHILIS marked by slowly progressive degeneration of the posterior columns, posterior roots, and ganglia of the spinal cord. The condition tends to present 15 to 20 years after the initial infection and is characterized by lightening-like pains in the lower extremities, URINARY INCONTINENCE; ATAXIA; severely impaired position and vibratory sense, abnormal gait (see GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC), OPTIC ATROPHY; Argyll-Robertson pupils, hypotonia, hyperreflexia, and trophic joint degeneration (Charcot's Joint; see ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p726)