Neuropsychiatric manifestations of Lyme disease

Lyme disease is a multisystem illness that may affect the central nervous system and subsequently produce mild to severe psychiatric disorders. Physicians who treat patient with Lyme disease need to be aware of its neuropsychiatric symptoms, which may emerge months to years after the initial infecti...

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Published inThe Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Vol. 98; no. 7; p. 373
Main Author Paparone, P W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1998
Subjects
Central Nervous System Diseases - microbiology
Humans
Lyme Disease - psychology
Psychotic Disorders - microbiology
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Summary:Lyme disease is a multisystem illness that may affect the central nervous system and subsequently produce mild to severe psychiatric disorders. Physicians who treat patient with Lyme disease need to be aware of its neuropsychiatric symptoms, which may emerge months to years after the initial infection. Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment are needed to avoid the debilitating and possibly irreversible mental illness associated with the neurologic involvement of this spirochetal infection. The author reviews the neuropsychiatric manifestations of Lyme disease and provides diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the management of the central nervous system disease that may cause them.
ISSN:0098-6151