Neuroborreliosis

Neuroborreliosis
Other namesLyme neuroborreliosis (LNB)
SpecialtyInfectious diseases Edit this on Wikidata
Symptomsstiff neck (meningitis), facial nerve palsy, and radiculoneuritis

Neuroborreliosis is a disorder of the central nervous system. A neurological manifestation of Lyme disease, neuroborreliosis is caused by a systemic infection of spirochetes of the genus Borrelia.[1] Symptoms of the disease include erythema migrans and flu-like symptoms.[2]

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  2. ^ Koedel, Uwe; Fingerle, Volker; Pfister, Hans-Walter (2015-08-01). "Lyme neuroborreliosis-epidemiology, diagnosis and management". Nature Reviews. Neurology. 11 (8): 446–456. doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2015.121. ISSN 1759-4766. PMID 26215621. S2CID 13694627.