Facial Palsy and Lyme Borreliosis

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-10-7

Keywords:

Peripheral Facial Palsy, Intrathecal Antibody, Immunoglobulin M

Abstract

The value of CSF examinations for intrathecal antibody production to Borrelia burgdorferi in the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis in children with peripheral facial palsy (PFP) was examined at the University Children’s Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland.

Published

1997-10-01

Issue

Section

Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders