Posts Tagged ‘brain’
Nova Science Publishers, 2015. Dr. David S. Younger of the Department of Neurology at New York University (NYU) examines the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease of the nervous system. Includes images charts, illustrations, images, and tables.
http://davidsyounger.com/_publications/books/HumanLymeNeuroborreliosis/#p=1
Topics: 2015, antibiotics, Borrelia, brain, diagnosis, epidemiology, Lyme borreliosis, nerve, neuroborreliosis, overview, spine, test, treatment, Younger
Posted in categories book, chart, illustration, image, Off Site Article, table |
MedPage Today, 2008. MRIs that are being made for migraine, head trauma, vertigo, and panic attacks are turning up lesions that resemble MS.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/GeneralNephrology/12106
Topics: 2008, brain, Fiore, headache, imaging, MRI, MS, Okuda, symptom, vertigo
Posted in categories medical, news, Off Site Article |
Practical Neurology, 2008 (abstract only). A review of the causes, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and possible treatment of chronic or relapsing meningitis, due to Lyme or other causes.
http://pn.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/6/348
Topics: 2008, borreliosis, brain, diagnosis, etiology, Ginsberg, Kidd, Lyme, meningitis, overview, symptom, treatment
Posted in categories abstract, journal, medical, Off Site Article, review |
Journal of Clinical Microbiology (abstract only). Six patients with chronic, neurologic symptoms test positive for Bartonella species, suggesting that they may be the source of chronic tick-borne disease.
http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/9/2856
Topics: 2008, Bartonella, bartonellosis, brain, Breitschwerdt, Cherry, chronic, cognitive, Maggi, Nicholson, symptom, Woods
Posted in categories abstract, journal, Off Site Article, science |
Poland. A case study of a Lyme disease patient with trouble walking, hand tremors, and demyelinization in the brain.
http://tip.org.pl/pamw/files/articlepdf/182/en.html
Topics: 2008, Biesiada, borreliosis, brain, Czapiel, Garlicki, Lyme, Mach, MRI, neuroborreliosis, Sobczyk‑Krupiarz
Posted in categories journal, medical, Off Site Article |
Journal of Neuroimmunology (abstract only). Outer surface protein A is seen to cross-react with certain DNA sequences in brain tissue, suggesting that Lyme disease may create an auto-immune condition.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15652419
Topics: 2005, Alaedini, borreliosis, brain, chronic, DNA, encephalopathy, immune, Latov, Lyme, myelopathy, neuropathy, protein
Posted in categories abstract, journal, medical, Off Site Article |
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008. IDSA’s guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of brain inflammation, including those caused by tick-borne diseases. Includes tables.
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/589747
Topics: 2008, Bloch, brain, diagnosis, encephalitis, Glaser, guidelines, Hartman, IDSA, Kaplan, Marra, Roos, Scheld, Sejvar, test, tick, treatment, Tunkel, Whitley
Posted in categories guidelines, journal, medical, Off Site Article, table |
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. This case study describes 3 patients with brain aneurysms and Lyme and neurological symptoms. It is suggested that Lyme may predispose patients to aneurysms. Includes images, tables.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=2170070&blobtype=pdf
Topics: 1998, Borrelia, borreliosis, brain, burgdorferi, Finland, Kalimo, Lyme, Marjamaki, Marttila, neuroborreliosis, Nikoskelainen, Oksi, Sonninen, Viljanen
Posted in categories image, journal, medical, Off Site Article, table |
New York State Psychiatric Institute. 11 patients with Lyme disease and cognitive complaints (encephalopathy) were given neuropsychological testing and brain imaging, and results were compared to norms for each. Includes images, tables.
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/15/3/326
Topics: 2003, borreliosis, brain, cognitive, encephalopathy, Fallon, imaging, Keilp, Lyme, Mann, MRI, neuroborreliosis, persistence, Prohovnik, van Heertum
Posted in categories image, journal, medical, Off Site Article, table |
12th International Conference on Lyme Disease and Other Spirochetal and Tick-Borne Disorders , 1999. Fallon describes Shea’s presentation on the benefits of cognitive remediation in patients with neurocognitive and neurobehavioral deficits due to Lyme disease.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429469
Topics: 1999, behavior, borreliosis, brain, cognitive, encephalopathy, Fallon, Lyme, neuroborreliosis, Shea, symptom
Posted in categories lecture, medical, Off Site Article, summary |