Neuropsychological functioning in chronic lyme disease

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-177

  Westervelt, Holly James ^a,b   McCaffrey, Robert J ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Fatigue; Lyme disease; Neuroborreliosis; Neuropsychological functioning

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; PLACEBO;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LYME DISEASE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0036727908     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020381913563     Document Type: Review

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