Lyme Disease: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know

H A Valand; A Goyal; D A Melendez; S S Matharu; H S Mangat; R K Tu

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A6301

Lyme Disease: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2019 Dec;40(12):1998-2000. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6301. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Authors

H A Valand¹, A Goyal², D A Melendez², S S Matharu³, H S Mangat⁴, R K Tu⁵

Affiliations

¹ From the American University of Integrative Sciences (H.A.V.), Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
² George Washington University (A.G., D.A.M.), Washington, DC.
³ The Fischell Department of Bioengineering (S.S.M.), University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland.
⁴ Germantown Medical Center (H.S.M.), Germantown, Maryland.
⁵ Progressive Radiology (R.K.T.), George Washington University, United Medical Center, Washington, DC. Raymond.Tu@progressiveradiology.net.

Abstract

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Canada and the United States, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, which affects multiple organ systems. Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and neuroimaging findings are reviewed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Child
Humans
Lyme Disease / diagnosis*
Lyme Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Neurologists*
Radiologists*