What is Meningoradiculitis?

Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis, also known as Bannwarth syndrome, is a neurological disease characterized as intense nerve pain radiating from the spine. The disease is caused by an infection of Borrelia burgdorferi, a tick-borne spirochete bacterium also responsible for causing Lyme disease.

What causes Neuroborreliosis?

Neuroborreliosis is a disorder of the central nervous system. A neurological manifestation of Lyme disease, neuroborreliosis is caused by a systemic infection of spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. Symptoms of the disease include erythema migrans and flu-like symptoms.

What is bannwarth syndrome?

Bannwarth syndrome (BWS) is a term applied to the constellation of painful radiculoneuritis characterized as severe, burning, often dermatomal pain. In most cases, BWS affects the limbs, with only a few reported cases of sacral radiculitis causing neurogenic urinary dysfunction.

What causes erythema migrans?

What Causes Erythema Migrans? Erythema Migrans is often the first sign of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacteria are transmitted to humans through infected deer ticks.

How does Lyme disease cause fatigue?

Some people who were treated for Lyme disease report muscle and joint pain, cognitive difficulties, sleep issues, or fatigue after their treatments were finished. The cause of this is unknown. However, researchers believe it may be due to an autoimmune response in which your immune system attacks healthy tissues.

How do you treat TBE?

Most patients with TBE encephalitis will recover but up to one third will suffer long-term complications of the disease. There is no specific treatment for TBE once you are infected but there is an effective vaccine that prevents infection.

What is Lyme Radiculoneuritis?

Lymphocytic/monocytic meningitis, facial nerve palsy, and radiculoneuritis constitute the classic triad of acute, early neurologic Lyme disease. These manifestations may occur alone or in combination; in the United States radiculoneuritis is diagnosed less commonly than meningitis or facial palsy.

What is EM rash?

EM is the characteristic rash of Lyme disease. Classic EM is a flat to slightly raised erythematous lesion that appears at the site of the tick bite after 1-33 days bite (average, 7-10 days). Without therapy, erythema migrans typically fades within 3-4 weeks.

What does Lyme disease look like when it first starts?

At first you may feel like you have the flu — fever, chills, a headache, and joint or muscle pain. You also may notice a skin rash that starts near the tick bite anywhere from 3 to 30 days later. As the rash gets bigger, the middle often clears and a red ring shows up around the outside, leaving a “bull’s-eye” look.