Juvenile Taboparesis: Causes, Progression, and Clinical Management
1. Introduction Juvenile taboparesis is an exceptionally rare, devastating neurological disorder resulting from a congenital infection of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium responsible for syphilis. The condition represents the catastrophic convergence of two distinct forms of late-stage neurosyphilis: tabes dorsalis, which destroys the spinal cord, and general paresis, which attacks the cerebral cortex of the brain. … Read more