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Condition: Aphasia
Procedure: Lumbar Puncture
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Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia
We report a case of a female teenager presenting with sudden-onset aphasia and transient right-sided faciobrachial hemiplegia, along with headache and agitation. Ischemia, vasculitis, or another structural lesion was excluded by brain imaging. Toxicologic evaluation results were negative. Cerebral perfusion computed tomography and electroencephalography showed left parietotemporal brain dysfunction. Lumbar puncture result, although atypical, suggested bacterial infection and intravenous ceftriaxone was initiated. Finally, microbiological cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed Lyme neuroborreliosis, showing specific intrathe...
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine - March 2, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
