Catatonic syndrome in acute severe encephalitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi infection.
We report a 19-year-old patient who presented with an acute encephalopathy manifested by catatonia. We isolated Borrelia burgdorferi from the CSF and demonstrated intrathecal production of IgG antibodies against B burgdorferi. The patient completely recovered after intravenous ceftriaxone therapy.
Pfister
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Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
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Wilske
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Rieder
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Förderreuther
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Schmidt
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Kapfhammer
H P
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002389:Catatonia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome