About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by debilitating and painful symptoms. Now, researchers from Tulane National Primate Research Center and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center have indicated that inflammation plays a causal role in the array of neurologic changes associated with Lyme disease.  The team also showed that the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone prevents many of … Continue reading Researchers map neuroinflammation and nervous system manifestations of Lyme disease.