Chronic polyneuropathy and Lyme disease

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1213-1215

  Mygland, A ^a,b,c   Skarpaas, T ^a   Ljostad U ^a  

^a Sørlandet Sykehus ^*  (Norway)

^b Spesialsykehuset for Rehabilitering HF   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme disease; Polyneuropathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ACRODERMATITIS; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NORWAY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PLEOCYTOSIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOOD DONORS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33750056668     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01395.x     Document Type: Article

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