Twist on Lyme: the Challenge of Diagnosing European Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Lyme neuroborreliosis is a tick-borne illness with central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. Clinical features and methods for accurate diagnosis differ across world regions owing to different causative Borrelia species. The importance of these distinctions is highlighted by a 12-year-ol...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2011-01, Vol.49 (1), p.455-457
Hauptverfasser:	Makhani, Naila, Morris, Shaun K, Page, Andrea V, Brophy, Jason, Lindsay, L. Robbin, Banwell, Brenda L, Richardson, Susan E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Borrelia Borrelia - isolation & purification Borrelia infections Canada Case Reports Child Europe Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Lyme Neuroborreliosis - diagnosis Lyme Neuroborreliosis - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Microbiology Radiography Spine - diagnostic imaging Travel Tropical bacterial diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Lyme neuroborreliosis is a tick-borne illness with central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. Clinical features and methods for accurate diagnosis differ across world regions owing to different causative Borrelia species. The importance of these distinctions is highlighted by a 12-year-old Canadian girl who acquired Lyme neuroborreliosis in Europe.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.01584-10