MR imaging in neuroborreliosis of the cervical spinal cord.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The central nervous system is involved in 10-20% of cases in Lyme disease. The neurological symptoms, time course of the disease and imaging findings are multifaceted. We report two patients with cervical radiculitis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed strong enhancement of the cervical nerve roots on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. These imaging patterns of borrelia-associated radiculitis have not been reported before. Knowledge of these imaging features may help to diagnose neuroborreliosis, which presents with non-specific symptoms.
Medical subject headings
- Borrelia
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Lyme Neuroborreliosis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Spinal Cord
- Spinal Cord Diseases