Meningovascular Neurosyphilis Causing Multifocal Cerebral Infarcts in a Young Adult with Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS (P2-4.017)

Princy Lukhi; Mohammad Almomani; Sakina Matcheswalla; Hashem Shaltoni

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000215766

June 9, 2026Neurology

Meningovascular Neurosyphilis Causing Multifocal Cerebral Infarcts in a Young Adult with Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS (P2-4.017)

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Key Points

The aim is to describe a unique case of cerebral infarcts linked to meningovascular neurosyphilis in an individual newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
Case presentation of a young adult with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS and meningovascular neurosyphilis.
Clinical assessment and neuroimaging to identify the multifocal cerebral infarcts.
Identification of multifocal bilateral cerebral infarcts via imaging in the context of neurosyphilis and HIV/AIDS diagnosis.

Implication

Case report reveals multifocal cerebral infarcts in a young adult with HIV/AIDS, indicating a rare complication of neurosyphilis.

Abstract

To present a rare case of multifocal bilateral cerebral infarcts caused by meningovascular neurosyphilis in a young adult with a new diagnosis of HIV/AIDS.

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Lukhi et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Meningovascular Neurosyphilis Causing Multifocal Cerebral Infarcts in a Young Adult with Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS (P2-4.017)

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Meningovascular Neurosyphilis Causing Multifocal Cerebral Infarcts in a Young Adult with Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS (P2-4.017)

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Abstract

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