Neuroborreliosis with vasculitis causing stroke-like manifestations

European Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-50

  Romi, F ^a   Krakenes J ^a   Aarli, J A ^a   Tysnes, O B ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; MALAISE; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TACHYCARDIA; VASCULITIS;

BRAIN STEM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0346786144     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075090     Document Type: Article

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