title: Lyme disease associated with Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: This case report discusses a patient with co-occurring neuroborreliosis and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although no claim is made for causality nor is there objective evidence that spirochetes are involved in AD, co-infection may exacerbate the symptoms of either neuroborreliosis or AD. Much is to be learned about the role of spirochetes in degenerative central nervous system disease.
authors.affiliation: Laurence Meer-Scherrer, 37 Flammat, Aumatt, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meer-Scherrer
authors.forename: Chien
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chang Loa
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Adelson
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mordechai
authors.forename: Johannes Alexander
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lobrinus
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Fallon
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Tilton
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline