Bells Palsy and Lyme Neuroborreliosis
By Linda on Nov 11, 2011 in Infections | comments(0)
Linda’s Comment: Bell’s palsy and Lyme neuroborreliosis are the two most common diagnoses in patients with peripheral facial palsy in areas endemic for Borrelia burgdorferi.\
Excerpt:
CONCLUSIONS: We found that the time of the year, associated neurological
symptoms and mononuclear pleocytosis were strong predictive factors for
Lyme neuroborreliosis as a cause of peripheral facial palsy in an area
endemic for Borrelia.
