Lyme disease presenting as a stroke in the vertebrobasilar territory: MRI
- 1 August 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Neuroradiology
- Vol. 35 (7) , 529-531
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00588714
Abstract
A 28-year-old female farmer, without vascular risk factors, developed a limited infarct of the pons, associated with a lymphocytic cerebrospial fluid (CSF) pleocytosis. Titres of specific antibodies againstBorrelia burgdorferi were high in serum and CSF. MRI confirmed an infarct in the territory of the medial pontine arteries, but angiography showed no, evidence of cerebral angiopathy. Antibiotic therapy rapidly led to a return to normal of CSF cytology and serology. We suggest that Lyme disease is a possible cause of cerebral ischaemia.Keywords
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