A Twist on Lyme: the Challenge of Diagnosing European Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Naila Makhani, Shaun K. Morris, Andrea Page, Jason Brophy, L. Robbin Lindsay, Brenda Banwell, Susan E. Richardson

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2010 · 36 citations · 18 references

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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.

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