Late Lyme neuroborreliosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Late Lyme neuroborreliosis. Encephalopathy, Encephalomyelitis, Radiculoneuropathy, Insomnia, Myalgia, Arthralgia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
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
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Treatment
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Synonym
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References
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- Murphy MA, Szabados EM, Mitty JA. Lyme disease associated with postganglionic Horner syndrome and Raeder paratrigeminal neuralgia. J Neuroophthalmol 2007; 27:123-124.
- Beuchat I, Dunet V, Meylan P, Du Pasquier R. Late Lyme neuroborreliosis with chronic encephalomyelitis. Neurology 2018; 91:627-628.
- Kristoferitsch W, Aboulenein-Djamshidian F, Jecel J, et al. Secondary dementia due to Lyme neuroborreliosis. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2018; 130:468-478.
- 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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