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Progressive paralysis

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Also known as Progressive palsy, general paresis of the insane, syphilitic paresis, general paralysis of the insane, paralytic dementia, general paresis

severe neuropsychiatric disorder, classified as an organic mental disorder and is caused by late-stage syphilis and the chronic meningoencephalitis and cerebral atrophy that are associated with this late stage of the disease when left untreated

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Instance of
disease
Subclass of
neurosyphilis
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has cause
syphilis
symptoms and signs
mood swing
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