Global InformationLymphocytic meningoradiculitis information
| Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis | |
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| Other names | Bannwarth Syndrome |
Lymphocytic meningoradiculitis, also known as Bannwarth syndrome, is a neurological disease characterized as intense nerve pain radiating from the spine.[1] The disease is caused by an infection of Borrelia burgdorferi, a tick-borne spirochete bacterium also responsible for causing Lyme disease.
- ^ Hindfelt, B.; Jeppsson, P. G.; Nilsson, B.; Olsson, J. E.; Ryberg, B.; Sörnäs, R. (1982-10-01). "Clinical and cerebrospinal fluid findings in lymphocytic meningo-radiculitis (Bannwarth's syndrome)". Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 66 (4): 444–453. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.1982.tb06866.x. ISSN 0001-6314. PMID 7148387. S2CID 29270560.