TABLE 1.

Characteristics, symptomatology, and management of patients with intracranial hypertension secondary to neuroborreliosis treated surgically

Authors & Year	Patient Age (yrs)	Patient Sex	Symptoms & Physical Findings	Surgical Treatment(s)	Medical Treatment(s)	Outcome(s)
Lochhead & Thompson, 200112	7	F	Bilat papilledema, visual loss, headache, back pain, emesis, rt cranial nerve VII palsy	Serial LPs	Ceftriaxone, methylprednisolone, acetazolamide	Complete resolution of papilledema, partial improvement of visual acuity, remaining optic nerve atrophy
Nord & Karter, 200313	37	M	Headache, myalgias, fever, fatigue	Serial LPs	Doxycycline	Complete symptom resolution after 3 LPs over 10 days
Moussawi et al., 201614	20	M	Bilat papilledema, diplopia, cranial nerve VI palsy, meningismus	Serial LPs	Ceftriaxone, acetazolamide	Complete symptom resolution in 1 mo
Rogers et al., 20234	5	F	Bilat papilledema, diplopia, headache, emesis	Lumbar drain	Amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, furosemide, acetazolamide	Resolution of papilledema in 55 days, remaining retinal nerve atrophy
Rogers et al., 20234	6	M	Bilat papilledema, diplopia, cranial nerve VI palsy, headache	Lumbar drain	Cefepime, doxycyline, ceftriaxone, methylprednisolone, furosemide, acetazolamide	Complete symptom resolution by 61 days, recurrence of asymptomatic papilledema at follow-up, acetazolamide led to complete resolution again at 56 days postrecurrence
Nørreslet Gimsing & Lunde Larsen, 202018	51	F	Bilat papilledema, visual loss, headache, emesis, dizziness, tinnitus	Serial LPs, VP shunt	Ceftriaxone, acetazolamide	Serial LPs provided relief w/ recurrence after 3 wks, shunting halted symptom progression w/ resolution by 6 mos, remaining optic nerve atrophy, central scotoma, & loss of color vision
Rothermel et al., 200116	11	M	Bilat papilledema, optic neuritis, diplopia, cranial nerve VI palsy, cranial nerve VII palsy, meningismus, hyporeflexia	VP shunt	Doxycycline, ceftriaxone, methylprednisolone	Resolution of papilledema by 6 mos, remained blind in both eyes