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Risk factors for pregnancy-associated Bell's palsy: A nationwide population-based register study. [PDF]

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
The incidence of pregnancy‐associated Bell's palsy was 171.6 per 100 000 childbirths. Pregnancy‐associated Bell's palsy was associated with high BMI, being born in Asia, Africa, or South America, multiple pregnancy, diagnosis of herpes zoster, borreliosis, gestational diabetes, and preeclampsia.
Lansing L, Marsk E, Wendel SB.
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Borrelia Infections Under B Cell-Depleting Therapies: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Challenges and Outcomes With Special Focus on Neurological Forms. [PDF]

Eur J Neurol
Neurological infections caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Borrelia miyamotoi are increasingly reported in patients receiving anti‐CD20 therapies and should be considered in cases presenting with neurological symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis.
Cardot-Martin E, Chanson JB, Lenormand C, Boyer P, Hansmann Y, Sibilia J, Jaulhac B, Scherlinger M.   +7 more
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Characteristics of Lyme optic neuritis: a case report of Lyme associated bilateral optic neuritis and systematic review of the literature

BMC Neurology, 2022
Optic Neuritis is rare in Lyme borreliosis. The current knowledge of optic nerve involvement in Lyme borreliosis relies solely on case reports. The aim of this systematic review was to characterize and investigate the associated factors of optic neuritis
Yezhong Lu, Ramin Zand
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Multilocus sequence typing of clinical Borreliella afzelii strains: population structure and differential ability to disseminate in humans

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Lyme borreliosis in humans results in a range of clinical manifestations, thought to be partly due to differences in the pathogenicity of the infecting strain.
Floriane Gallais, Sylvie J. De Martino, Erik A. Sauleau, Yves Hansmann, Dan Lipsker, Cédric Lenormand, Emilie Talagrand-Reboul, Pierre H. Boyer, Nathalie Boulanger, Benoît Jaulhac, Frédéric Schramm   +10 more
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Serological testing for Lyme Borreliosis in general practice: A qualitative study among Dutch general practitioners

European Journal of General Practice, 2020
Background Concerns are raised about missed, delayed and inappropriate diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis. Quantitative descriptive studies have demonstrated non-adherence to the guidelines for testing for Lyme Borreliosis. Objectives To gain insight into the
Tjitske M. Vreugdenhil, Mariska Leeflang, Joppe W. Hovius, Hein Sprong, Jettie Bont, C. W. Ang, Jeanette Pols, Henk C. P. M. Van Weert   +7 more
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No evidence of Borrelia mayonii in an endemic area for Lyme borreliosis in France

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Borrelia mayonii is currently the latest species belonging to the Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) complex to be discovered. Interestingly it is involved in human pathology causing a high fever.
Pierre H. Boyer, Sylvie J. De Martino, Yves Hansmann, Laurence Zilliox, Nathalie Boulanger, Benoît Jaulhac   +5 more
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Neuropsychiatric Lyme Disease and Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Antibiotics, 2023
Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the United States, is caused by infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. While most patients with acute Lyme disease recover completely if treated with antibiotics shortly after the onset of ...
Nicholas Biniaz-Harris, Mara Kuvaldina, Brian A. Fallon   +2 more
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Diagnosing Borreliosis [PDF]

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2017
Borrelia species fall into two groups, the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) complex, the cause of Lyme borreliosis (also known as Lyme disease), and the relapsing fever group. Both groups exhibit inter- and intraspecies diversity and thus have variations in both clinical presentation and diagnostic approaches.
Sally J, Cutler, Nataliia, Rudenko, Maryna, Golovchenko, Wibke J, Cramaro, Josiane, Kirpach, Sara, Savic, Iva, Christova, Ana, Amaro   +7 more
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Immunoblot Criteria for Diagnosis of Lyme Disease: A Comparison of CDC Criteria to Alternative Interpretive Approaches

Pathogens, 2023
The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) interpretive criteria for serodiagnosis of Lyme disease (LD) involve a two-tiered approach, consisting of a first-tier EIA, IFA, or chemiluminescent assay, followed by confirmation of positive ...
Richard Porwancher, Andrew Levin, Rosalie Trevejo   +2 more
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INFECTIOUS NEUROPATHIES [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Infectious neuropathies are an important morbidity worldwide. These can be caused by viruses (HIV, HTLV, HBV, HCV, VZV) or bacteria (M. leprae, Borrelia Burgdorferi, Corinebacterium diphteriae).
George Gherlan
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