Posts Tagged ‘brain’

Human Lyme Neuroborreliosis

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 

MRIs Showing MS Pathology Even in Asymptomatic Patients

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

Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis

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

Bartonella Species Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction

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

Neuroborreliosis with Extrapyramidal Symptoms: A Case Report

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

Antibodies against OspA Epitopes of Borrelia Burgdorferi Cross-React with Neural Tissue

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

The Management of Encephalitis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

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

Intercranial Aneurysms in Three Patients with Disseminated Lyme Borreliosis: Cause or Chance Association?

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

Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Deficits in Chronic Lyme Disease

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

The Potential Relevance of Cognitive Remediation to Chronic Lyme Encephalopathy

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