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Lyme disease in a child presenting with bilateral facial nerve palsy: MRI findings and review of the literature

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We report a 7-year-old boy with neuroborreliosis presenting with headache and bilateral facial nerve palsy. MRI demonstrated tentorial and bilateral facial and trigeminal nerve enhancement.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gent, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium e-mail: Bart.Vanzieleghem @ rug.ac.be Fax: + 32-92-40 43 72 Tel.: + 32-92-40 49 77, , , , , , BE

    B. Vanzieleghem, M. Lemmerling, E. Achten, P. Vanlangenhove & M. Kunnen

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Gent, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    D. Carton & E. Matthys

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  1. B. Vanzieleghem
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Received: 13 February 1998 Accepted: 10 April 1998

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Vanzieleghem, B., Lemmerling, M., Carton, D. et al. Lyme disease in a child presenting with bilateral facial nerve palsy: MRI findings and review of the literature. Neuroradiology 40, 739–742 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050675

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