Posts Tagged ‘cognitive’

Recurrent Ischemic Strokes Revealing Lyme Meningovascularitis

France, 2008 (abstract only).  Case study of a 64 year-old man with ischemic strokes due to Lyme disease.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18760428

Succimer Chelation Improves Learning, Attention, and Arousal Regulation in Lead-Exposed Rats but Produces Lasting Cognitive Impairment in the Absence of Lead Exposure

Environmental Health Perspectives. Study in rats of the possible benefits and dangers of succimer chelation for lead. Includes charts, tables.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17384765

Results of a Prospective Standardized Study of 30 Patients with Chronic Neurological and Cognitive Disorders after Tick Bites

France (abstract only).  Recommendation for a broad, standardized evaluation procedure to identify the scope of patient disease after tick bite.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

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

A Controlled Study of Cognitive Deficits in Children With Chronic Lyme Disease

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. Children with Lyme disease received neuropsychological testing to determine cognitive deficits. Includes tables.

http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/13/4/500

Cognitive Function in Post-Treatment Lyme Disease: Do Additional Antibiotics Help?

American Academy of Neurology (abstract only). 129 patients from 3 northeastern locations were treated with 30 days of IV ceftrixone and 60 days oral doxycycline. Results were identical to placebo.

http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/12/1916

Cognitive Impairment Due To Chronic Lyme Disease Discovered in First Placebo-Controlled Study

Medical News Today. Press release regarding Fallon’s study of long-term IV treatment for patients with Lyme encephalopathy, detailing his findings.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/85278.php

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Repeated IV Antibiotic Therapy for Lyme Encephalopathy

Columbia University, NY, Neurology, 2007 (abstract only). 37 Lyme patients with prior history of cognitive impairment and prior treatment for Lyme were given an additional 10 weeks of IV antibiotics to see if additional IV antibiotics would affect long-term outcome.

http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/01.WNL.0000284604.61160.2dv1

The Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Lyme Disease: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Internal Medicine. Symptom analysis of a group of patients from Massachusetts who were previously treated with antibiotics for Lyme disease. Formerly-treated Lyme patients had more on-going symptoms than controls. Includes tables.

http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/121/8/560

The Effects of Lyme Disease on Students, Schools and School Policy

New Jersey School Boards’ Association. A letter in the School Leader newsletter discusses how many students are impaired by Lyme disease, how Lyme can effect behavior, and the school system’s legal mandate.

http://ilads.org/effects%20of%20lyme%20on%20students.pdf