Update of the Swiss guidelines on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. [PDF]
, 2016 Lyme borreliosis is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection, which responds well to antibiotic therapy in the overwhelming majority of cases.
C Strahm +14 more
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Mapping of hormones and cortisol responses in patients after Lyme neuroborreliosis
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010 Background Persistent symptoms after treatment for neuroborreliosis are common for reasons mainly unknown. These symptoms are often unspecific and could be caused by dysfunctions in endocrine systems, an issue that has not been previously addressed ...
Ernerudh Jan +4 more
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, 2016 Borrelia burgdorferi is highly susceptible to antibiotic treatment and the majority of patients profit from this treatment. Antibiotic selection, dose and route of administration, and duration of therapy for Lyme disease depend on the patient\u2019s ...
di Meo, Nicola +5 more
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Neurocognitive functions and brain atrophy after proven neuroborreliosis: a case-control study [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Patients often report neurocognitive difficulties after neuroborreliosis (NB). The frequency and extent of cognitive problems in European patients have been studied incompletely.
Carsten Schmidt-Samoa +8 more
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Estimation of cognitive and affective disorders occurrence in patients with Lyme borreliosis
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2017 Introduction and objective Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi . The most common symptoms are related to the skin, musculo-scelatal system, central and peripheral nervous system, rarely to the heart muscle and ...
Barbara Oczko-Grzesik +5 more
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Facial palsy as a manifestation of early neuroborreliosis (clinical case)
Medičnì Perspektivi, 2020 Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne transmitted infectious disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and spread by the bite of ticks of the genus Ixodes.
I.M. Poiasnyk
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An Unusual Case of Lyme Carditis With Persistent Third-Degree Heart Block
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023 Lyme’s carditis and neuroborreliosis are common manifestation of disseminated Lyme disease. However, third-degree atrioventricular blocks with Lyme’s carditis requiring permanent pacemaker with neuroborreliosis and Lyme’s disease-associated ...
Niyati Grewal MD +2 more
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An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Spot Assay Measuring Borrelia burgdorferi B31-Specific Interferon Gamma-Secreting T Cells Cannot Discriminate Active Lyme Neuroborreliosis from Past Lyme Borreliosis: a Prospective Study in the Netherlands. [PDF]
, 2018 Two-tier serology testing is most frequently used for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis (LB); however, a positive result is no proof of active disease. To establish a diagnosis of active LB, better diagnostics are needed. Tests investigating the cellular
Bossink, A W J +11 more
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Unilateral phrenic nerve lesion in Lyme neuroborreliosis
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2013 Background Among a variety of more common differential diagnoses, the aetiology of acute respiratory failure includes Lyme neuroborreliosis. Case presentation We report an 87-years old huntsman with unilateral phrenic nerve palsy as a consequence of Lyme
Djukic Marija +3 more
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Stroke as an Unusual First Presentation of Lyme Disease
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2015 Introduction. Lyme neuroborreliosis is a nervous system infection caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi with diverse neurological complications. Stroke due to cerebral vasculitis is a rare consequence of neuroborreliosis and has been described in ...
Mohamad Almoussa +3 more
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