Hattingen Elke, Weidauer Stefan, Kieslich Matthias, Boda Volker, Zanella Friedhelm E
Institute of Neuroradiology, University of Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.
Eur Radiol. 2004 Nov;14(11):2072-5. doi: 10.1007/s00330-004-2300-x. Epub 2004 Mar 27.
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.
