Biopsy-confirmed CNS Lyme disease: MR appearance at 1.5 T.
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چکیده
Lyme disease is a spirochetal infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi found worldwide in deer, mice, raccoons, and birds, with incidental transmission to humans by infected ixodid ticks [1-6] . Initially described in Europe in 1909 [3] , additional manifestations have been recognized in the last decade in which at least a tenfold increase in reported cases has occurred in the United States [2]. Although neurologic manifestations are frequent and protean, this case report is among the first in the radiologic literature to demonstrate CT and MR abnormalities in biopsy-confirmed CNS Lyme disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 11 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990