1. His name became associated with pleural effusion and with tabes dorsalis . 2. He is also credited for providing an early description of tabes dorsalis . 3. In 1904 he obtained his doctorate with a dissertation on eye changes associated with tabes dorsalis . 4. He completed his doctorate on the subject of " tabes dorsalis " in 1885. 5. Meningovascular syphilis typically presents with apathy and seizure, and general paresis with dementia and tabes dorsalis . 6. He made early observations associated with syphilis to tabes dorsalis ( nerve fiber and nerve cell degeneration ). 7. In his research of tabes dorsalis , he tried to find the link between this condition and syphilis. 8. He wrote articles on a wide array of medical topics, including works on tabes dorsalis and poliomyelitis. 9. The term " Pitres'sign " refers to hypoesthesia of the scrotum and testicles in tabes dorsalis . 10. Romberg s contribution to neurology, and his establishing tabes dorsalis as a distinctive disease were of crucial importance.