Suggestions for SEO and Body Improvements
These are small improvements that strengthen SEO and readability while keeping your voice and argument intact.
1. Add One Context Sentence Near the Top
Add this after the first paragraph:
Neurologic Lyme disease occurs when Borrelia burgdorferi infects the nervous system, affecting the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves.
This helps Google understand the topic immediately and improves ranking for searches such as neurologic Lyme disease and Lyme nervous system infection.
2. Slightly Improve the H1 for Search
Your title is already strong, but this tweak captures a common search phrase.
Current title:
Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease or Comorbid Conditions?
Suggested title:
Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease or Comorbid Conditions After Treatment?
This aligns with common searches like Lyme symptoms after treatment and Lyme symptoms years later.
3. Add a Transition Sentence Before the Symptom List
Right before the symptom list, add this sentence:
Many of the symptoms reported in the study are classic manifestations of neurologic Lyme disease.
This improves flow and helps readers understand why the list matters.
4. Strengthen the Closing Paragraph
Add this final sentence to reinforce the clinical message:
Persistent symptoms after Lyme treatment deserve careful investigation rather than automatic attribution to unrelated diagnoses.
5. Add One Internal Link to Your Symptoms Hub
Add a sentence somewhere naturally in the article:
Many of these persistent symptoms are discussed in the Lyme disease symptoms guide.
This strengthens your site architecture by connecting the Symptoms Guide to Neurologic Lyme and persistent symptoms articles.
Overall Assessment
This article is strong because it sits in an important clinical cluster on your site:
Symptoms Guide → Neurologic Lyme → Persistent Lyme → Comorbidity attribution
That kind of clinical interpretation article helps Google recognize your site as a physician authority on complex Lyme disease cases, which aligns well with the architecture you’ve been building.
Dr. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH
Lyme disease clinician with over 30 years of experience and past president of ILADS.
Symptoms • Testing • Coinfections • Recovery • Pediatric • Prevention
How likely is that the persisting symptoms are due to persistent borrelial infection of the brain?
Researchers are still working on the mechanism for neurologic Lyme disease.
My sister was diagnosed with chronic Lyme 1.5 years ago. She has developed a mold toxicity and heavy metal toxicity at the same time and is being told she has the moldy gene that effects her ability to chelate on her own. Have you heard of this combination of illnesses previously with chronic Lyme disease?
I have individuals with Lyme disease and tick borne illnesses who have been advised that their illness in related to Mold. I have found that treating these individuals for a tick borne infection first rather than a mold approach has been helpful.
Hello Dr Cameron.
I have been ill since 2015 which was diagnosed as lyme and babesia Duncani on tests. I did pulsed abx up until 2018 and recovered 50%. I was told the remaining symptoms was residual damage.
Then in 2020, my turbinates enlarged (and have been ever since), my gp prescribed clarithromycin and 2 days after finishing the course something major happened to me. I lost peripheral vision, went confused, shaking and like my body was in shock. Later in hospital I developed a major migraine behind my eye, vomiting. Subsequently lost my ability to talk, words were slurred and jumbled and I couldn’t make sense of what docs were saying. I couldn’t read or write.
All MRI/CT was normal, and LP was also normal. They put me on IV ceft for two days and I eventually started feeling better although it took me some time to read again, it was so odd and never experienced anything like it.
They discharged me with migraine which I know is false. When I got home I began detiorating again and began reacting to antibiotics which I never did before 2020. I had siesure like episodes which happened around evening time every day where my limbs would become heavy and speech slurred. This gradually improved with abx. I also got a crohns diagnosis shortly after.
I’ve been fighting to stay alive ever since. So many symptoms and I can’t seem to get better. Every time I come off abx after 4 days my skin burns and siesure like things gradually come back. Abx seem to control only this but won’t get me better. My neurological symptoms are so bad.
I’ve tried searching for an LLMD that can help in complex cases. Is this something you think you could help with?
Thanks
You are not alone. I am glad you have ruled out causes. I have had patients where they respond to treatment even if they did not resolve their illness with IV ceftriaxone. I have found retreatment for Babesia duncani helpful.