10 questions about Lyme neuroborreliosis.
The diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis requires a high index of suspicion and chronological correlation of the clinical findings and laboratory data. The limitations of serologic tests must be understood. Cerebrospinal fluid anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibody index is currently the best indicator of Lyme neuroborreliosis.
Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016, USA.
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D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012015:Reference Standards; D013129:Spinal Puncture
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial