Pediatric Acute Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis Secondary to Neuroborreliosis

We present the case of a 16-year-old male who developed acute left peripheral facial palsy and longitudinal extensive TM secondary to Lyme disease. Remarkably, the patient reported only mild symptoms with severe back pain in the absence of profound signs of myelopathy. We reviewed the medical literature and analyzed the clinical features of pediatric patients with Borrelia burgdorferi-related TM.Case Rep Neurol 2015;7:162-166
Source: Case Reports in Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research