Effects of intravenous ketamine in a patient with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2017 Ashraf F Hanna, Bishoy Abraham, Andrew Hanna, Adam J Smith Department of Pain Management, Florida Spine Institute, Clearwater, FL, USA Abstract: Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) is a pain disorder for which there remains no ...
Hanna AF, Abraham B, Hanna A, Smith AJ
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Post-treatment Lyme disease symptoms score: Developing a new tool for research. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Some patients have residual non-specific symptoms after therapy for Lyme disease, referred to as post-treatment Lyme disease symptoms or syndrome, depending on whether there is functional impairment. A standardized test battery was used to characterize a
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Review paper Post-Lyme disease syndrome
Rheumatology, 2015 About 10% of patients with Lyme disease continue to experience musculoskeletal pain and cognitive dysfunction after recommended antibiotic treatment.
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Invalidation by medical professionals in post-treatment Lyme disease [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPatients with post-treatment Lyme disease (PTLD) report negative perceptions of care and significant invalidation from medical professionals. However, the relationship of invalidation to illness severity has not been examined, nor have risk factors for ...
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Autoantibodies in post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Armin Alaedini +3 more
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Lyme disease: case report of persistent Lyme disease from Pulaski County, Virginia
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2013 James R Palmieri,1 Scott King,1 Matthew Case,1 Arben Santo21Department of Microbiology, Infectious and Emerging Diseases, 2Department of Pathology, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USAAbstract: A 50-year-old woman from Pulaski,
Palmieri JR, King S, Case M, Santo A
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Evaluation of immunoreactive epitopes in the sera and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWhile most patients fully recover after treatment for Lyme disease with recommended antibiotic regimens, some report non-specific symptoms after treatment. When these symptoms are unexplained by other conditions and persist for ≥ 6 months, this condition
Adriana R. Marques +6 more
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Efficacy of Double-Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-infections: A Report of Three Cases and Retrospective Chart Review [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2020 Three patients with multi-year histories of relapsing and remitting Lyme disease and associated co-infections despite extended antibiotic therapy were each given double-dose dapsone combination therapy (DDD CT) for a total of 7–8 weeks. At the completion
Richard I. Horowitz, Phyllis R. Freeman
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Patient roadmap and economic burden of chronic tick-borne illness and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in Ireland, and public health issues arising [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthLyme borreliosis (LB), commonly referred to as Lyme disease (LD), is a prominent global health issue, exhibiting a seroprevalence rate of 14.5%. Heightened incidence levels of LD have been recorded in parts of Europe, Poland, Eastern Europe, and the ...
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Association of small fiber neuropathy and post treatment Lyme disease syndrome. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 ObjectivesTo examine whether post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) defined by fatigue, cognitive complaints and widespread pain following the treatment of Lyme disease is associated with small fiber neuropathy (SFN) manifesting as autonomic and ...
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