Characteristics and outcome of facial nerve palsy from Lyme neuroborreliosis in the United States
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DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51488
Abstract: Facial palsy is the most common manifestation of Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) in the United States. This study aimed to describe features of patients with early LNB presenting with facial palsy and to determine if corticosteroids… read more here.
Keywords: lyme neuroborreliosis; characteristics outcome; palsy; outcome facial ... See more keywords
Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Clinical Outcomes, Controversy, Pathogenesis, and Polymicrobial Infections
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DOI: 10.1002/ana.25389
Abstract: Lyme borreliosis is the object of numerous misconceptions. In this review, we revisit the fundamental manifestations of neuroborreliosis (meningitis, cranial neuritis, and radiculoneuritis), as these have withstood the test of time. We also discuss other… read more here.
Keywords: pathogenesis polymicrobial; neuroborreliosis clinical; clinical outcomes; lyme neuroborreliosis ... See more keywords
[Neuroborreliosis - Diagnostics, treatment and course].
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DOI: 10.1007/s00115-016-0263-1
Abstract: Lyme neuroborreliosis is a tick-borne infectious disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Clinical manifestations are classified as early and late Lyme neuroborreliosis. Early manifestations are much more common than late manifestations. Serological… read more here.
Keywords: neuroborreliosis; treatment; treatment course; neuroborreliosis diagnostics ... See more keywords
Lyme neuroborreliosis: do we treat according to guidelines?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-017-8559-z
Abstract: Evidence-based guidelines, published in 2010, equate the efficacy of oral and intravenous antibiotics and recommend treatment duration of 2 weeks in early Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) without encephalitis or myelitis. Further, the Norwegian health authorities give a… read more here.
Keywords: treat according; treatment; neuroborreliosis treat; weeks weeks ... See more keywords
Changes in Lyme neuroborreliosis incidence in Denmark, 1996 to 2015.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101549
Abstract: Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) has recently been added to the list of diseases under the European Union epidemiological surveillance in order to obtain updated information on incidence. The goal of this study was to identify temporal… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; denmark; 1996 2015; lyme neuroborreliosis ... See more keywords
Lyme Neuroborreliosis with Intracranial Hypertension and Erythema Multiforme: A Rare Presentation.
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DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmac060
Abstract: A 9-year-old previously healthy boy presented with high-grade intermittent fever, severe headache associated with neck stiffness for 5 days, rash over trunk and extremities for 4 days, vomiting for 3 days and diplopia for 2 days. There was no… read more here.
Keywords: lyme neuroborreliosis; neuroborreliosis intracranial; erythema multiforme; intracranial hypertension ... See more keywords
Early Lyme neuroborreliosis manifesting as brachial plexopathy and meningitis in Northwestern Ontario, Canada: A case report
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031576
Abstract: Rationale: Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete B. burgdorferi, and patients often present with symptoms comparable to a viral-like illness. The diagnosis can be challenging given its wide range of manifestations… read more here.
Keywords: plexopathy meningitis; disease; lyme neuroborreliosis; brachial plexopathy ... See more keywords
Neurosyphilis and Lyme neuroborreliosis
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DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000000923
Abstract: Purpose of review Neurosyphilis (NS) and Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) are spirochetal diseases with distinct clinical manifestations. The diagnosis of NS remains challenging due to imperfect diagnostic criteria and testing modalities. With LNB, misconceptions about diagnosis… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; neurosyphilis lyme; treatment; lyme disease ... See more keywords
Lyme neuroborreliosis with antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid but not in serum
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.15631
Abstract: To diagnose Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is tested for pleocytosis and intrathecal antibody production. The Dutch guideline for Lyme borreliosis indicates a lumbar puncture in the case of positive Borrelia serology or a… read more here.
Keywords: cerebrospinal fluid; lyme neuroborreliosis; serology; borrelia serology ... See more keywords
Lyme neuroborreliosis: An unusual case with extensive (peri)vasculitis of the middle cerebral artery
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.15633
Abstract: Lyme disease is a tick‐borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latu. Neuroborreliosis is reported in approximately 10% of patients with Lyme disease. We report a patient with central nervous system (CNS) large vessel vasculitis,… read more here.
Keywords: lyme neuroborreliosis; neuroborreliosis unusual; vasculitis; peri vasculitis ... See more keywords
Plasma neurofilament light significantly decreases following treatment in Lyme neuroborreliosis and is not associated with persistent symptoms
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.15707
Abstract: Currently there is an unmet need for a highly standardized blood biomarker test to monitor treatment response in Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB). Differentiating between active or past infection is challenged by the relatively high frequency of… read more here.
Keywords: lyme neuroborreliosis; persistent symptoms; neurofilament light; plasma neurofilament ... See more keywords