title: Central nervous system Lyme disease.
abstract: Lyme disease is a disease caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans via a bite from an infected tick. It has several classic stages or categories of illness, including early localized disease, early disseminated disease, and late disease. The focus of this article is on the manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease of the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University, Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8111, USA. Sharon.Nachman@stonybrook.edu
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nachman
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pontrelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D020852:Lyme Neuroborreliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines