title: Lyme disease in a child presenting with bilateral facial nerve palsy: MRI findings and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a 7-year-old boy with neuroborreliosis presenting with headache and bilateral facial nerve palsy. MRI demonstrated tentorial and bilateral facial and trigeminal nerve enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gent, Belgium. Bart.Vanzieleghem@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vanzieleghem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lemmerling
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carton
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Achten
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanlangenhove
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Matthys
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunnen
mesh_terms: D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007073:Immunoglobulin E