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- Neurologic Lyme disease occurs when Lyme disease bacteria invade and affect the nervous system. Symptoms include numbness, pain, facial droop, neck pain, vision changes, and more. Lyme disease is transmitted through an infected tick’s bite. The infection can be chronic and it usually affects the joints and causes flu-like symptoms.
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May 23, 2022 · Symptoms. Cause. Treatment. Diagnosis. Outlook. Summary. Neurologic Lyme disease occurs when Lyme disease bacteria invade and affect the nervous system. Symptoms include numbness, pain, facial...
Apr 6, 2024 · Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), also known as neurological Lyme disease, is a complication of Lyme disease affecting the central nervous system. It is caused by the spread of the Borrelia bacterium to the brain and spinal cord, causing nerve pain, numbness, double vision, facial palsy, and other symptoms. Symptoms can persist for weeks or even months.
Jun 18, 2021 · Janet L Wilterdink, MD. Jennifer Mitty, MD, MPH. Literature review current through: Mar 2024. This topic last updated: Jun 18, 2021. INTRODUCTION. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused primarily by three pathogenic species of the spirochete Borrelia ( B. burgdorferi, B. afzelii, and B. garinii ).
Jul 4, 2022 · TIC-related disorders and Tourette Syndrome. Tic disorders affect 4–20% of the population [ 1 ]. Most cases are classified as idiopathic; they can be grouped in a wide spectrum of severity, where the most severe end is represented by Tourette Syndrome (TS) that has a lifetime prevalence of 0.5–0.7% [ 2 ].
- 10.1007/s10072-022-06235-0
- 2022
- Neurol Sci. 2022; 43(10): 5839-5850.
INTRODUCTION. Background. Tics are brief movements or noises, repeated many times a day that may look intentional but serve no useful purpose [ 1 ]. Common tics include forceful blinking, raising the eyebrows, turning the head, shrugging, sniffing, or grunting.
- Kevin J. Black, Soyoung Kim, Bradley L. Schlaggar, Deanna J. Greene
- 10.20900/jpbs.20200012
- 2020
- 2020
Aug 14, 2023 · Tick paralysis is an uncommon, noninfectious, neurologic syndrome characterized by acute ataxia progressing to ascending paralysis. It is caused by the salivary neurotoxin of several species of tick. Clinical findings are similar to and often confused with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Lyme borreliosis is a tick-transmitted multisystem inflammatory disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, in the United States and Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii in Europe. 1, 2 With approximately 20,000 new cases reported each year, Lyme disease has become the most common vector-borne disease in the United Stat...
