Late Lyme neuroborreliosis

Evidence-based neurology checklist on late lyme neuroborreliosis: Clinical features Encephalopathy Encephalomyelitis Radiculoneuropathy Insomnia Myalgia Arthralgia Headache Paraesthesias Cognitive deficits Subcortical dementia Chronic fatigue The symptoms last more than 6 months Causes of…

Clinical features

  • Encephalopathy
  • Encephalomyelitis
  • Radiculoneuropathy
  • Insomnia
  • Myalgia
  • Arthralgia
  • Headache
  • Paraesthesias
  • Cognitive deficits
  • Subcortical dementia
  • Chronic fatigue
  • The symptoms last more than 6 months

Causes of persistent symptoms

Treatment

Synonym

References

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  2. Murphy MA, Szabados EM, Mitty JA. Lyme disease associated with postganglionic Horner syndrome and Raeder paratrigeminal neuralgia. J Neuroophthalmol 2007; 27:123-124.
  3. Beuchat I, Dunet V, Meylan P, Du Pasquier R. Late Lyme neuroborreliosis with chronic encephalomyelitis. Neurology 2018; 91:627-628.
  4. Kristoferitsch W, Aboulenein-Djamshidian F, Jecel J, et al. Secondary dementia due to Lyme neuroborreliosis. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2018; 130:468-478.
  5. Dersch R, Sommer H, Rauer S, Meerpohl JJ. Prevalence and spectrum of residual symptoms in Lyme neuroborreliosis after pharmacological treatment: a systematic review. J Neurol 2016; 263:17-24.
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