The clinical spectrum of Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Low back pain Lyme neuroborreliosis Monitoring hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis development Mucopolysaccharidosis Polymyositis Prostate cancer Psychiatric disorders (e.g., attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, emotional dysregulation, obsessive‐compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia) Radiation encephalopathy

A twist on Lyme: the challenge of diagnosing European Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Lyme neuroborreliosis is a tick-borne illness with central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. Clinical features and methods for accurate diagnosis differ across world regions owing to different causative Borrelia species. The importance of these distinctions is highlighted by a 12-year-old Canadian girl who acquired Lyme neuroborreliosis in Europe.

Clinical characteristics and cerebrospinal fluid parameters in patients with peripheral facial palsy caused by Lyme neuroborreliosis compared with facial palsy of unknown origin (Bell's palsy)

BACKGROUND Bell's palsy and Lyme neuroborreliosis are the two most common diagnoses in patients with peripheral facial palsy in areas endemic for Borrelia burgdorferi. Bell's palsy is treated with corticosteroids, while Lyme neuroborreliosis is treated with antibiotics. The diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis relies on the detection of Borrelia antibodies in blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid, whi...

MEETING REPORT Second expert consultation on tick-borne diseases with emphasis on Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis

For Lyme borreliosis, no consensus was reached on its notifiable status: the complexity of the disease, with many clinical outcomes and many possible laboratory practices in use resulting in both under and over-reporting, may imply that it is not feasible to require mandatory reporting at the EU level. Yet, data collection at the EU level would be of value as Lyme borreliosis currently presents...

Primarily chronic and cerebrovascular course of Lyme neuroborreliosis: case reports and literature review.

As part of an ongoing study aiming to define the clinical spectrum of neuroborreliosis in childhood, we have identified four patients with unusual clinical manifestations. Two patients suffered from a primarily chronic form of neuroborreliosis and displayed only non-specific symptoms. An 11 year old boy presented with long standing symptoms of severe weight loss and chronic headache, while the ...