| Locomotor Ataxia |
Website Links For Tabes Dorsalis |
Information AboutLocomotor Ataxia |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT TABES DORSALIS | |
| neurology | |
| pain | |
| histopathology | |
| SHOPPER'S DELIGHT | |
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TREATMENT Penicillin , administered Intravenous ly, is the treatment of choice. Associated pain can be treated with Opiate s, Valproate or Carbamazepine . Patients may also require physical or rehabilitative therapy to deal with muscle wasting and weakness. Preventive treatment for those who come into sexual contact with an individual with tabes dorsalis is important. PROGNOSIS If left untreated, tabes dorsalis can lead to paralysis, dementia and blindness. Existing nerve damage cannot be reversed. |