title: [Acute hemiparesis revealing a neuroborreliosis in a child].
abstract: We report on a 11-year-old boy who had 2 acute hemiparesis episodes over a period of 1 month. He suffered from headache and fatigue since 1 year. He could not remember neither a tick bite nor a local erythematous skin lesion. The diagnosis of neuroborreliosis was based on intrathecal production of specifics antibodies. Furthermore, the CSF/blood glucose ratio was decreased (0.14), which was rarely described. Cranial MRI showed left capsulothalamic inflammation and a vasculitis. The patient was successfully treated by ceftriaxone. Neuroborreliosis should be considered in all children with stroke-like episode, even in the absence of a history of a tick bite.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, hôpital Debrousse, 29, rue des Soeurs Bouvier, 69322 Lyon cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rénard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marignier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gillet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roure-Sobas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guibaud
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Des Portes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lion-François
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D020852:Lyme Neuroborreliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone
vernacular_title: Hémiparésie aiguë révélatrice d'une neuroborréliose chronique chez un enfant.