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Borrelia rhombencephalomyelopathy.

T Kuntzer1, J Bogousslavsky, J Miklossy

  • 1Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Archives of Neurology
|August 1, 1991
PubMed
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Borrelia burgdorferi infection can cause long-term central nervous system damage, including brain-stem dysfunction and myelitis. Penicillin therapy normalized cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities in patients with neuroborreliosis.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Borrelia burgdorferi infection, the causative agent of Lyme disease, can lead to neurological complications.
  • Chronic or undiagnosed infections may present with complex central nervous system (CNS) involvement.

Observation:

  • Three patients with long-standing, undiagnosed Borrelia burgdorferi infection exhibited biphasic CNS involvement.
  • Initial symptoms included acute brain-stem dysfunction, followed by progressive myelitis or relapsing-remitting rhombencephalitis.

Findings:

  • Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed elevated total IgM levels, which normalized post-penicillin treatment.
  • Neuropathology showed microgliosis, meningovascular inflammation, and ischemic infarcts in the myelencephalon.
  • Spirochetes were identified in the leptomeninges and around periventricular vessels, associated with obliterative inflammatory vasculopathy.

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Implications:

  • This study provides pathological evidence linking Borrelia burgdorferi infection to cerebrovascular disease.
  • Neuroborreliosis shares pathogenetic mechanisms with neurosyphilis, highlighting the importance of considering spirochetal infections in CNS vasculopathies.