Neuroinflammation in Lyme Disease Neuroinflammation in Lyme disease may help explain why symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, and slowed thinking can persist—even when standard tests are normal and initial treatment has been completed. Many patients describe difficulty concentrating, memory problems, and reduced mental clarity that interfere with daily life. These symptoms are increasingly understood […]
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Persistent Infection in Lyme Disease Persistent infection in Lyme disease is one proposed explanation for why some patients continue to experience fatigue, pain, cognitive dysfunction, sleep disruption, and autonomic symptoms after standard treatment. In clinical practice, this possibility remains important because some persistent symptom patterns are difficult to explain by a single post-infectious mechanism alone.
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Lyme Disease Head Pressure: Why It Happens and What It Means Lyme disease head pressure is a common neurologic symptom described as persistent fullness, tightness, or internal pressure rather than throbbing pain. Unlike migraine, it often remains constant and may persist even when brain imaging and neurologic examinations are normal. This symptom frequently appears as
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Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as ADHD in Children Over the years in clinical practice I have evaluated a number of adolescents and children with suspected Lyme disease, often after symptoms had evolved over time. In some cases, the initial concern raised by families or schools was attention problems or behavioral changes. These situations sometimes lead clinicians
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Persistent Lyme Disease: Why Symptoms Continue After Treatment Persistent Lyme disease describes ongoing symptoms that continue after Lyme disease treatment or fail to fully resolve over time. Patients may experience fatigue, brain fog, pain, dizziness, sleep disruption, or reduced function long after the initial infection. For a broader overview of symptom patterns, see our Lyme
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Delayed Lyme Diagnosis: Why It Happens and Why It Matters Delayed Lyme disease diagnosis is more common than many patients and clinicians realize. Individuals often seek care early in their illness but are not diagnosed until weeks, months, or even years later. During this time, symptoms may evolve, spread across multiple body systems, and become
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Why Do Lyme Symptoms Last So Long? Many patients expect Lyme disease symptoms to resolve quickly after treatment. Yet some individuals continue to experience fatigue, joint pain, cognitive difficulties, or neurologic symptoms for months or even years. Understanding why Lyme symptoms last so long requires looking beyond the initial infection and examining the biological processes
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Lyme Disease Expert: Daniel Cameron, MD This page is part of a broader guide to Lyme disease, including symptoms, testing, mechanisms, and recovery. Dr. Daniel Cameron is a Lyme disease specialist and past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), with decades of experience diagnosing and treating patients with complex tick-borne illnesses,
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Borrelia miyamotoi Infection: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne infection transmitted by the same Ixodes ticks that spread Lyme disease. Although it was first identified in Japan in 1995, human infections have now been reported across North America, Europe, and Asia. Because the same ticks transmit Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi,
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Why Lyme Disease Affects School Performance in Children Lyme disease school performance problems may occur when infection affects the brain, nervous system, sleep, and energy regulation. Children with Lyme disease may develop memory problems, attention difficulties, fatigue, headaches, and cognitive slowing that interfere with learning and classroom participation. While some children recover quickly after treatment,
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