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Is neuroborreliosis a medical emergency?

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Although Lyme disease affects the nervous system in many ways (collectively known as neuroborreliosis), only rarely does it present as a medical emergency. In extreme cases, it may cause (1) encephalitis, (2) a rapidly progressive peripheral neuropathy, or (3) a painful truncal radiculopathy that may be confused with a severe visceral process. Knowing when to consider this spirochetosis in the differential diagnosis requires an understanding of its true clinical spectrum, and of an appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

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Halperin, J.J. Is neuroborreliosis a medical emergency?. Neurocrit Care 4, 260–266 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/NCC:4:3:260

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