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Description	English: Demyelinization of the posterior columns of the spinal cord known as ”Tabes Dorsalis”, or Tabetic Neurosyphilis. This image shows severe demyelinization of the posterior columns of the spinal cord due to long-standing syphilis disease. This can result in a staggering, wide-based gait, postural instability, pain and paresthesias; Myelin stain; magnification 450X. Deutsch: Tabes dorsalis: Demyelinisierung des Rückenmarks bei Syphilis. Myelin-Färbung, Vergrößerung 450x Français : Coupe axiale de moelle épinière, coloration argentique. La zone claire indique une disparition des fibres nerveuses dans les colonnes postérieures.
Source	This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #2345. Note: PHIL pages cannot be bookmarked; instead enter 2345 into the ID search page. Not all PHIL images are public domain; be sure to check copyright status and credit authors and content providers.
Date	1971
Author	Photo Credit: Content Providers: CDC/Susan Lindsley
Permission (Reusing this image)	PD-USGov-HHS-CDC English: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.

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