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Neurosyphilis Presenting as Psychiatric Symptoms at Younger Age: A Case Report

Hong-Yan Li1 West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hao-Yu Wang3 Department of Radiology, The First People’s Hospital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Xichang, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yi-Fei Duan2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yu Gou2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiao-Qin Liu2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zheng-Xiang Gao2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 647-650 | Received 08 May 2024, Accepted 23 Jun 2024, Published online: 02 Jul 2024

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