Early Disseminated Lyme Disease: Cranial Neuropathy, Meningitis, and Polyradiculopathy

Tyler Crissinger; Kelly Baldwin

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.006

Early Disseminated Lyme Disease: Cranial Neuropathy, Meningitis, and Polyradiculopathy

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2022 Sep;36(3):541-551. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.006.

Authors

Tyler Crissinger¹, Kelly Baldwin²

Affiliations

¹ Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME, 04101, USA. Electronic address: Tyler.Crissinger@mainehealth.org.
² Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, ME, 04101, USA.

PMID: 36116833
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.006

Abstract

Early disseminated Lyme disease can involve the peripheral or central nervous system, but with early diagnosis and treatment, prognosis for full recovery is excellent. The typical clinical presentations of neuroborreliosis are highlighted, and an approach to diagnosis and treatment is described.

Keywords: Bannwarth syndrome; Bell’s palsy; Lyme disease; Lyme meningitis; Neuroborreliosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cranial Nerve Diseases* / diagnosis
Cranial Nerve Diseases* / etiology
Humans
Lyme Disease* / diagnosis
Lyme Disease* / drug therapy
Meningitis*
Polyradiculopathy*