Acute isolated partial oculomotor nerve palsy due to Lyme neuroborreliosis in a 5 year old girl. (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Drenckhahn, Anne; Spors, Birgit; Knierim, Ellen
• Is Part Of: European journal of paediatric neurology. Volume 20:Number 6(2016:Nov.)
• Page Start: 977
• Page End: 979
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: Cranial nerve palsy -- Oculomotor nerve palsy -- CSF -- MRI -- Lyme neuroborreliosis; Pediatric neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Infant -- Periodicals; Neurologie pédiatrique -- Périodiques; Pediatric neurology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 618.928
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2016.05.022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1090-3798

Abstract

Abstract: Lyme neuroborreliosis is a frequent cause of facial nerve palsy in children, isolated oculomotor nerve palsy due to Borrelia-associated nervous system infection however is rarely seen. Here we report a case of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy due to a nervous system infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in childhood and restitutio in integrum after intravenous antibiotic therapy.