ArticleBMC research notes2013
Brainstem abnormalities and vestibular nerve enhancement in acute neuroborreliosis.
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- Rare Disorders of the Vestibular Labyrinth: of Zebras, Chameleons and Wolves in Sheep's Clothing.Laryngo- rhino- otologie · 2021Review
- Vertigo and Severe Balance Instability as Symptoms of Lyme Disease-Literature Review and Case Report.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
- Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction: Insights in Etiologies, Clinical Subtypes, and Diagnostics.Frontiers in neurology · 2016Article
- Relevance of chronic lyme disease to family medicine as a complex multidimensional chronic disease construct: a systematic review.International journal of family medicine · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundBorreliosis is a widely distributed disease. Neuroborreliosis may present with unspecific symptoms and signs and often remains difficult to diagnose in patients with central nervous system symptoms, particularly if the pathognomonic erythema chronica migrans does not develop or is missed. Thus, vigilance is mandatory in cases with atypical presentation of the disease and with potentially severe consequences if not recognized early. We present a patient with neuroborreliosis demonstrating brain stem and vestibular nerve abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging. CASE PRESENTATION: A 28-year-old Caucasian female presented with headaches, neck stiffness, weight loss, nausea, tremor, and gait disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging showed T2-weighted hyperintense signal alterations in the pons and in the vestibular nerves as well as bilateral post-contrast enhancement of the vestibular nerves. Serologic testing of the cerebrospinal fluid revealed the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis.
conclusionPatients infected with neuroborreliosis may present with unspecific neurologic symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging as a noninvasive imaging tool showing signal abnormalities in the brain stem and nerve root enhancement may help in establishing the diagnosis.
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