title: Functional brain imaging and neuropsychological testing in Lyme disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Department of Psychiatry of Columbia University and Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York 10032, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Fallon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Plutchok
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tager
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liegner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Heertum
mesh_terms: 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