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Memory functioning in Lyme borreliosis

L D Ravdin1, E Hilton, M Primeau

  • 1Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
|July 1, 1996
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Memory impairment in Lyme borreliosis patients is not specific and may be linked to fatigue. Subjective memory complaints do not correlate with objective testing results.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Lyme borreliosis can present with cognitive symptoms, including memory dysfunction.
  • Objective assessment of memory in Lyme borreliosis patients is crucial to differentiate from other conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To objectively measure memory functioning in Lyme borreliosis patients.
  • To investigate the relationship between subjective memory complaints and objective memory impairment.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study comparing Lyme borreliosis patients (N=21) with patient (osteomyelitis, N=21) and healthy controls (N=21).
  • Utilized California Verbal Learning Test for verbal memory, Beck Depression Inventory, Fatigue Severity Scale, and a self-rating scale for memory functions.

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Main Results:

  • Lyme borreliosis patients showed worse verbal memory than healthy controls, but not significantly different from patient controls.
  • Increased fatigue in Lyme borreliosis patients correlated with poorer memory performance.
  • Subjective memory complaints were not correlated with objective memory scores.

Conclusions:

  • Impaired memory performance is not specific to Lyme borreliosis and may be influenced by physical illness and somatic complaints.
  • Fatigue significantly impacts neuropsychological performance and must be controlled for in Lyme borreliosis studies.
  • Self-reported memory impairment should not be the sole criterion for inclusion in studies on cognitive manifestations of Lyme borreliosis.