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. 1987 Dec;50(12):1565–1571. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.12.1565

Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis and encephalomyelitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi: a clinical and serological study of 18 cases.

C J Sindic 1, A Depre 1, G Bigaignon 1, P F Goubau 1, P Hella 1, C Laterre 1
PMCID: PMC1032595  PMID: 3437290

Abstract

Clinical features of 18 patients with either lymphocytic meningoradiculitis (n = 17) or chronic encephalomyelitis (n = 1) due to Borrelia burgdorferi are reported. Arthropod bites were recorded in only seven patients. High titres of anti B burgdorferi antibodies were detected in sera from all patients and in CSF from 12 out of 17 patients tested. All patients had CSF abnormalities especially pleocytosis and oligoclonal bands. A falsely positive syphilitic serology was observed in the CSF from the patient with encephalomyelitis.

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