Functional brain imaging and neuropsychological testing in Lyme disease.
Differentiating neuropsychiatric Lyme disease from a primary psychiatric disorder can be a daunting task. This article describes how functional brain imaging and neuropsychological testing can be particularly valuable in helping to make diagnostic distinctions. In addition to a review of the relevance of functional imaging to neuropsychiatry in general, recent findings are presented regarding the use of single photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging in Lyme disease.
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The New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Department of Psychiatry of Columbia University and Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York 10032, USA.
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Plutchok
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Tager
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Liegner
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Van Heertum
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D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011859:Radiography