Affiliation
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Rd, Galway.Issue Date
2010-02MeSH
AdultAged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Humans
Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
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The clinical spectrum of Lyme neuroborreliosis. 2010, 103 (2):46-9 Ir Med JJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
20666055Abstract
Lyme disease is a multisystem infectious disease, endemic in parts of Europe, including the West of Ireland. Neurological manifestions (neuroborreliosis) are variable. Presenting neurological syndromes include meningitis, cranial neuropathies, myeloradiculitis and mononeuritis multiplex. A lack of specificity in serological diagnosis may add to diagnostic confusion. We reviewed thirty cases of acute Lyme disease in the West of Ireland and found neurological syndromes in 15 (50%), with painful radiculopathy (12 patients; 80%) and cranial neuropathy (7 patients; 46%) occurring frequently. Neuroborreliosis needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of these neurological syndromes in the appropriate clinical context.Language
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0332-3102Collections
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