title: Self-limiting fourth and sixth cranial nerve palsy after Lyme disease.
abstract: Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by a bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato) and is transmitted to humans by the bite of ticks of the Ixodes genus. The authors describe a 16-year-old girl who presented with extraocular muscle palsies and had serology positive for Lyme disease. The muscle palsies resolved after antibiotic treatment with no residual limitation of ocular movements.
authors: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors: Vinod
authors: V
authors: Sharma
authors: Susmito
authors: S
authors: Biswas
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020432:Trochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial