Lyme disease associated with Alzheimer's disease

This case report discusses a patient with co-occurring neuroborreliosis and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although no claim is made for causality nor is there objective evidence that spirochetes are involved in AD, co-infection may exacerbate the symptoms of either neuroborreliosis or AD. Much is t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current microbiology 2006-04, Vol.52 (4), p.330-332
Hauptverfasser:	Meer-Scherrer, Laurence, Chang Loa, Chien, Adelson, Martin E, Mordechai, Eli, Lobrinus, Johannes Alexander, Fallon, Brian A, Tilton, Richard C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer Disease - complications Alzheimer's disease Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Borrelia Borrelia burgdorferi - classification Borrelia burgdorferi - genetics Brain - microbiology Brain - pathology Central nervous system DNA, Bacterial - analysis Doxycycline - therapeutic use Female Humans Lyme disease Lyme Disease - complications Lyme Disease - drug therapy Lyme Disease - microbiology Vector-borne diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	This case report discusses a patient with co-occurring neuroborreliosis and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although no claim is made for causality nor is there objective evidence that spirochetes are involved in AD, co-infection may exacerbate the symptoms of either neuroborreliosis or AD. Much is to be learned about the role of spirochetes in degenerative central nervous system disease.
ISSN:	0343-8651 1432-0991
DOI:	10.1007/s00284-005-0454-7