<unk>  is a form of neurosyphilis, which is a complication of late or tertiary syphilis infection. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infectious disease. The infection damages the spinal cord and peripheral nervous tissue. Most symptoms of<unk>  include, lightning pains, impaired sensation and proprioception, hypesthesias, progressive sensory ataxia(inability to feel the lower limbs), diminished reflexes or loss of reflexes, Poor coordination or loss of coordinatio, Unsteady gait(locomotor ataxia) and Sexual function problems. patients with<unk>  has abnormal VDRL and RPR test result and the diagnosis should be confirmed by some other special tests. Penicillin is the treatment of choice for<unk>  that kills all treponema pallidum bacteria but sever spinal damage may be permanent. Common complications of<unk>  include; Dementia, stroke, eye disease, Paralysis and charcot arthropathy(Charcot joint).
Tabes dorsalis
Commotio cordis
Diastematomyelia
Hydrosyringomyelia
Syringomyelia
Arcus senilis
Terson syndrome
Klumpke paralysis