Normal pressure hydrocephalus secondary to Lyme disease, a case report and review of seven reported cases

Abstract Background Infection with tick borne Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme disease) can without treatment rarely develop into a chronic phase. Secondary Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (sNPH) based on chronic infection with Borrelia Burgdorferi (Bb) is an even rarer entity, that with the right treatment...

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Main Authors: Louise Nørreslet Gimsing, Anne-Mette Hejl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01917-8