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We report the case of a patient long resident in Sardinia in whom the clinical history, neurological symptoms, serological and neuroradiological investigations pointed to the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis. We emphasize the rarity of cerebellar involvement in this disease.
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Viene descritto un paziente residente in Sardegna nel quale la storia clinica, la sintomatologia neurologica, le indagini sierologiche e neuroradiologiche e la buona risposta alla terapia specifica, hanno consentito di porre diagnosi di neuroborreliosi. Viene sottolineate la rarità del coinvolgimento cerebellare in tale malattia.
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Ruata, G., Roggia, F., De Angelis, M.S. et al. Neuroborreliosis: a Sardinian case with cerebellar symptoms. Ital J Neuro Sci 13, 271–274 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02224403
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