Tabes dorsalis

Introduction: Tabes dorsalis

Description of Tabes dorsalis

Tabes dorsalis: syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Tabes dorsalis: 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)
Source: Diseases Database

Tabes dorsalis: 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).
Source: MeSH 2007

Tabes dorsalis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Tabes dorsalis:

• Tabes
• Dorsalis
• Syphilis
• Spinal
• Spinal symptoms (821 causes)
• Spinal disease
• Spinal disorder
• Spinal pain (11 causes)

Tabes dorsalis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Tabes dorsalis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Tabes dorsalis, or a subtype of Tabes dorsalis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Terms associated with Tabes dorsalis:

Terms Similar to Tabes dorsalis:

• Syphilitic myelopathy (tabes dorsalis)

Source - NIH

• locomotor ataxia

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Locomotor Ataxia
• Myelosyphilis
• Syphilis, Spinal Cord

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Tabes dorsalis

• Neurosyphilis
• Spinal Cord Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

• neurosyphilis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Tabes dorsalis

The following list attempts to classify Tabes dorsalis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• neurosyphilis
• pox,syph,syphilis
• Cupid's disease,Cupid's itch,sexually transmitted disease,social disease,VD,venereal disease,Venus's curse
• contagion,contagious disease
• communicable disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Bacterial Infections
    • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
      • Treponemal Infections
        • Syphilis
          • Neurosyphilis
            • Tabes Dorsalis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Bacterial Infections
    • Spirochaetales Infections
      • Treponemal Infections
        • Syphilis
          • Neurosyphilis
            • Tabes Dorsalis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Central Nervous System Infections
      • Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections
        • Neurosyphilis
          • Tabes Dorsalis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Spinal Cord Diseases
      • Tabes Dorsalis

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Neurosyphilis, unspecified
• SYPHILIS AND OTHER VENEREAL DISEASES
• Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Tabes dorsalis

• Duchenne's disease (www.whonamedit.com)

Source: Diseases Database

Interesting Medical Articles:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Research Your Symptoms
• Diseases & Medical Conditions
• Medical Diagnosis
• [Full list of premium articles on symptoms, diseases, and diagnosis]

Medical dictionaries:

• Medical dictionary,
• Medical Acronymns/Abbreviations

More Medical Dictionary Topics

Respiratory oxygenation

Find out more

Search to find out more about Tabes dorsalis:

powered by Search the Web Search rightdiagnosis.com

 » Next page: Tabes infantum

Medical Tools & Articles:

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

   

Search Specialists by State and City