Catatonic syndrome in acute severe encephalitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi infection.

Pfister, H W; Preac-Mursic, V; Wilske, B; Rieder, G; Förderreuther, S; Schmidt, S; Kapfhammer, H P · Neurology · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a 19-year-old patient who presented with an acute encephalopathy manifested by catatonia. We isolated Borrelia burgdorferi from the CSF and demonstrated intrathecal production of IgG antibodies against B burgdorferi. The patient completely recovered after intravenous ceftriaxone therapy.

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