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A Positive Test for Lyme Disease Is Not Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Having a positive serological status for Borrelia burgdorferi is not a risk factor for cognitive decline, depressive symptoms, or functional decline.

Article In Brief In a longitudinal study, researchers found no significant association between previous exposure (seropositivity) to the Lyme bacterium and incidental neuropsychiatric outcomes such as cognitive decline, dementia, depression, and disability in older adults. Being exposed to a Lyme disease bacterium does not increase the risk of developing depression or dementia in older people, […]

How Lyme Disease Guidelines Are Set To Change

Serum antibody testing is highly sensitive and the first line method of testing for Lyme disease, according to the guidance

The guidelines for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease may soon be changing, although pediatricians aren’t expected to readily adopt all the recommendations. Closed in September, the comment period closed on a new set of guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease. The guidelines have several updates, but one of the […]