Poliomyelitis-like syndrome with matching magnetic resonance features in a case of Lyme neuroborreliosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1160-1161

  Charles, V ^a   Duprez, T P ^a   Kabamba, B ^a   Ivanoiu, A ^a   Sindic, C J M ^a,b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b Laboratoire de Neurochimie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LYME DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; SYNDROME;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POLIOMYELITIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34848918877     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.121103     Document Type: Letter

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