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dc.contributor.authorElamin, M
dc.contributor.authorMonaghan, T
dc.contributor.authorMulllins, G
dc.contributor.authorAli, E
dc.contributor.authorCorbett-Feeney, G
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, S
dc.contributor.authorCounihan, T J
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-05T12:28:46Z
dc.date.available2010-10-05T12:28:46Z
dc.date.issued2010-02
dc.identifier.citationThe clinical spectrum of Lyme neuroborreliosis. 2010, 103 (2):46-9 Ir Med Jen
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.pmid20666055
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/112323
dc.description.abstractLyme 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.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and over
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshLyme Neuroborreliosis
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studies
dc.titleThe clinical spectrum of Lyme neuroborreliosis.en
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Rd, Galway.en
dc.identifier.journalIrish medical journalen
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-22T09:24:25Z
html.description.abstractLyme 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.


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