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Central nervous system demyelination due to Lyme borreliosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Central nervous system demyelination due to Lyme borreliosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/247083119

Lyme neuroborreliosis is an infectious disorder of the nervous system caused by tick-borne spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. Lyme disease initially presents with a rash and constitutional disturbance, with or without a history of a tick bite. Neurological involvement at this acute or subacute stage, can resemble multiple sclerosis with cranial nerve lesions, particularly facial palsy, widespread paraesthesia due to radicular involvement and signs of spinal cord disease.