Uncovering Neurodevelopmental Manifestations of Lyme

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Uncovering the Neurodevelopmental Manifestations of Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases in Children

Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DFAPA, President, International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)

 

Saturday, November 12, 2011

This discussion seminar will be held twice:

2:00PM – 3:30PM and again at 4:00PM-5:30PM

 

Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center (Washington, DC Metro Area)

 

Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne infectious disease in the US and can cause a wide range of neurologic, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. There is emerging evidence suggesting that Lyme and other tick-borne infections can be transmitted in ways other than a tick bite, including congenitally. Lyme disease has been called the “great imitator” and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of rheumatologic and neurologic conditions, as well as any difficult-to-treat multi-system disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Current ASD research is looking at the interaction between environmental factors and genetics. Infectious disease, in particular Borrelia (Lyme), Babesia, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Ehrlichia, XMRV infections, and the subsequent immune reactions in both the mother and unborn child, is an important environmental consideration. Evidence supporting the relationship between tick-borne infections in the mother and child and ASD shall be reviewed. Neuropsychological manifestations of Borrelia infection, outside of ASD, will also be discussed, as will diagnostic and treatment considerations and case examples. This discussion seminar is one of the many offered at the ICDL Annual conference.

 

To register online for the Saturday only portion of the conference, which includes this session, or the entire conference, please visit https://www.icdl.com/conference/.

 

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