Table 4.
Patient characteristics and clinical findings in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis (n = 14).
| No | Sex F/M | Age Years | Symptoms on admission | Seroconversion/increasing titers of serum Bb-antibodies | Intrathecal Bb-antibody production | CSF pleocytosis≥5 MNC/µL’ | BBB-damage In CSF | Duration of symptoms before treatment | Time to recovery after treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 76 | Facial nerve palsy, fatigue, | + | + | 7 | Pos | 1 day | <4 months |
| Pain (back, abdomen) | + | ||||||||
| 2 | M | 57 | Facial nerve palsy, radiculitis | + | + | 85 | Pos | 1 day | <4 months |
| 3 | F | 72 | Meningoradiculitis | + | + | 31 | Neg | Missing data | Missing data |
| 4 | M | 77 | Pain (leg, scapula), | + | + | 6 | Pos | 2 years | 1 year |
| Cognitive disturbances | + | ||||||||
| 5 | F | 69 | Facial nerve palsy, pain | + | + | 126 | Pos | 1 day | 2 weeks |
| 6 | M | 87 | Fatigue, radiculitis, pain (leg) | + | + | 19 | Neg | Missing data | 2 weeks |
| 7 | F | 59 | Headache, paresis, dysarthria | + | + | 31 | Neg | 2 weeks | 3 months |
| 8 | M | 58 | Pain (leg) | + | + | 228 | Pos | 3.5 months | 2 weeks |
| 9 | F | 51 | Pain (knees, hips) | + | + | 74 | Pos | 2 weeks | 3 months |
| 10 | M | 12 | Facial nerve palsy | + | + | 350 | Neg | 1 day | 2.5 months |
| 11 | F | 6 | Facial nerve palsy | + | + | 300 | Pos | 5 days | 2 weeks |
| 12 | F | 6 | Facial nerve palsy | + | + | 168 | Pos | 9 days | 2 weeks |
| 13 | F | 66 | Facial nerve palsy | + | + | 132 | Pos | 1 day | 11 days |
| 14 | F | 58 | Pain (abdomen) | + | + | 45 | Pos | Missing data | Missing data |
Sex; M = male, F = female, Bb = Borrelia burgdorferi, ab = antibodies, CSF = cerebrospinal fluid, BBB = blood-brain-barrier.