Military Lyme
Children with Lyme disease can suffer both academically and physically. Neurological, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms can drastically impair an ability to learn and grow in the classroom. In addition, adolescents may struggle socially, unable to connect with their peers or participate, as they once could, in extracurricular activities.
Can Lyme disease cause seizures?
Seizures can be caused by various infections including bacterial meningitis, malaria, herpes simplex virus (HSV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, and neurocysticercosis, according to the authors of a newly published study. Additionally, “Lyme disease is another infectious cause of seizures caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi.” [1]
Celebrities with Lyme disease
Children with Lyme disease can suffer both academically and physically. Neurological, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms can drastically impair an ability to learn and grow in the classroom. In addition, adolescents may struggle socially, unable to connect with their peers or participate, as they once could, in extracurricular activities.
Full body numbness and tingling due to Lyme disease
In their article “Lyme Disease Presenting With Interesting Neurological Features of Weakness and Hyporeflexia: A Case Report,” Semy and colleagues describe the unique case of a young woman with Lyme disease who exhibited solely neurologic features of numbness and tingling throughout her body. [1]
Lyme frustration
Doctors and patients discuss their frustration with how the medical communities respond to Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Children with Lyme disease
Children with Lyme disease can suffer both academically and physically. Neurological, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms can drastically impair an ability to learn and grow in the classroom. In addition, adolescents may struggle socially, unable to connect with their peers or participate, as they once could, in extracurricular activities.
No evidence of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease in children treated early
In their study, “Neuroborreliosis and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome [PTLDS]: Focus on Children,” Myszkowska-Torz and colleagues examined 40 children who had been diagnosed and treated early for neurologic Lyme disease (Neuroborreliosis) to assess the risk of developing PTLDS. [1]
Suicidal and homicidal Lyme concerns
A 21-year-old soldier was dismissed from active duty after failing treatment for multiple illnesses including Lyme disease.
Lyme pain
A 21-year-old soldier was dismissed from active duty after failing treatment for multiple illnesses including Lyme disease.
After a tick bite, how long for disease transmission?
A single tick bite can transmit several diseases. But investigators continue to debate how long a tick must be attached before it can transmit the Lyme disease bacterium. While many believe a tick must be attached for at least 36 to 48 hours before transmission can occur, others say it can happen within several hours.
