Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_AE1D4F0CBA00
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia.
Journal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Author(s)
Sokolov A.A., Lienhard R., Du Pasquier R., Erard V.
ISSN
1097-6760 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0196-0644
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
66
Number
1
Pages
60-64
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Nervous system involvement in Lyme disease often mimics other conditions and thus represents a diagnostic challenge, especially in an emergency department setting. We report a case of a female teenager presenting with sudden-onset aphasia and transient right-sided faciobrachial hemiplegia, along with headache and agitation. Ischemia, vasculitis, or another structural lesion was excluded by brain imaging. Toxicologic evaluation results were negative. Cerebral perfusion computed tomography and electroencephalography showed left parietotemporal brain dysfunction. Lumbar puncture result, although atypical, suggested bacterial infection and intravenous ceftriaxone was initiated. Finally, microbiological cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed Lyme neuroborreliosis, showing specific intrathecal antibody production and high level of C-X-C motif chemokine 13. The patient rapidly recovered. To our knowledge, this report for the first time illustrates that acute-onset language and motor symptoms may be directly related to Lyme neuroborreliosis. Neuroborreliosis may mimic other acute neurologic events such as stroke and should be taken into diagnostic consideration even in the absence of classic symptoms and evolution.
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