Lyme Disease –Induced Polyradiculopathy Mimicking Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Commentary: Lyme disease can cause neurological presentations that mimic ALS. There are a small percentage of cases of ALS linked to a Lyme infection that can be helped with antibiotics. I discuss this in chapter twelve of my book, Lyme and the Brain.

Lyme Disease –Induced Polyradiculopathy Mimicking Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, by Ahmet Z. Burakgazi, MD, International Journal of Neuroscience