neurosyphilis

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɪfɪlɪs /

noun

1. a syphilitic infection affecting the central nervous system

Example Sentences

She had learned about neurosyphilis, which can afflict the brain after an infection, and wondered if it was tied to a psychiatric episode that she suffered in the past.

From Los Angeles Times

Doctors performed a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap, on the boy to test for neurosyphilis, which occurs in 60 percent of babies with symptoms.

From Washington Post

Based on his behavior, psychologists speculate that he could have been a psychopath and suffered from associated conditions like narcissistic personality disorder, schizophrenia and perhaps even neurosyphilis.

From Salon

He’s just spent 11 years in federal prison for tax evasion, and neurosyphilis is claiming his mind.

From New York Times

A sweaty, coughing, incontinent mess, with a gravelly, barking voice you can light a match on, Al Capone is suffering; his mind is deteriorating from neurosyphilis.

From Salon