Lyme disease in a child presenting with bilateral facial nerve palsy: MRI findings and review of the literature

B Vanzieleghem; M Lemmerling; D Carton; E Achten; P Vanlangenhove; E Matthys; M Kunnen

doi:10.1007/s002340050675

Lyme disease in a child presenting with bilateral facial nerve palsy: MRI findings and review of the literature

Neuroradiology. 1998 Nov;40(11):739-42. doi: 10.1007/s002340050675.

Authors

B Vanzieleghem¹, M Lemmerling, D Carton, E Achten, P Vanlangenhove, E Matthys, M Kunnen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gent, Belgium. Bart.Vanzieleghem@rug.ac.be

PMID: 9860125
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050675

Abstract

We report a 7-year-old boy with neuroborreliosis presenting with headache and bilateral facial nerve palsy. MRI demonstrated tentorial and bilateral facial and trigeminal nerve enhancement.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology
Child
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Facial Nerve / pathology
Facial Paralysis / diagnosis*
Facial Paralysis / etiology
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / analysis
Immunoglobulin M / analysis
Lyme Disease / complications*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Trigeminal Nerve / pathology

Substances

Immunoglobulin M
Immunoglobulin E