Involuntary body movements due to Lyme disease dismissed as psychosomatic

I will be discussing the case of a man in his 70’s with Lyme disease with radicular pain and involuntary movements

This case was described by Li and colleagues  in the journal BMJ Case Reports .

He developed a large EM rash and a tick while visiting Czech.  He was not diagnosed or treated for Lyme disease.

Threes later he developed radicular pain and involuntary movements. He was was initially diagnosed as a functional disorder also referred to as a psychogenic disease.  In other words his disease was considered a psychiatric  problem.

He was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease on his third emergency room visit.

Li X, Kirschner A, Metrie M, Loeb M. Lyme neuroborreliosis presenting as spinal myoclonus. BMJ Case Rep. Dec 29 2019;12(12)  For free access to case report.  

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 Dr. Cameron is a Lyme disease expert and the author "Inside Lyme: An expert's guide to the science of Lyme disease." He has been treating adolescents and adults for more than 30 years.

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