title: Acute cerebellar ataxia in a pediatric case of Lyme disease and a review of literature.
abstract: A broad range of neurologic disorders have been described in children with Lyme disease, of which peripheral facial nerve palsy and aseptic meningitis are among the most common. In contrast, there are few reports of cerebellar involvement in pediatric Lyme disease patients. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl seropositive for antibodies against the causative Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi presenting with severe acute cerebellar ataxia from the in southern coast of Anatolia (Mediterranean region).
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. ilknur_erol@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saygı
authors.forename: Fusun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alehan
mesh_terms: D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous