Acute myelitis in early Borrelia burgdorferi infection [9]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 249, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1472-1474

  Lesca, G ^a,c   Deschamps, R ^a   Lubetzki, C ^a   Levy, R ^a   Assous, M ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; BORRELIA INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULITIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BITES AND STINGS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CEFTRIAXONE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; TICKS;

EID: 0036406992     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-002-0854-6     Document Type: Letter

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