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January 24, 2021

ALS or Lyme Disease? Case of a 63-Year-Old Man

ALS or Lyme Disease? Case of a 63-Year-Old Man Hello, and welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I discuss a case report involving a 63-year-old man whose progressive neurologic symptoms raised an important diagnostic question: ALS or Lyme disease? Key Point: Lyme neuroborreliosis can sometimes […]

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ALS Mimicked Lyme Disease

Can Lyme Disease Mimic ALS? Motor Neuron Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis

Can Lyme Disease Mimic ALS? Motor Neuron Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis Can Lyme disease mimic ALS? In some cases, patients with Lyme disease develop motor neuron symptoms that resemble ALS—making accurate diagnosis critical. In clinical practice, motor neuron symptoms have been observed to improve with antibiotic treatment in some patients while others do not respond.

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