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Diagnostic Value of CSF Exam in Children with Peripheral Facial Palsy & Suspected Lyme Borreliosis Neurol 49:817-824, Albisetti,M.,et al, 1997 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Our objective was to determine the diagnostic value of CSF examinations in the diagnosis of neuroboreliosis in children with peripheral facial palsy (PFP).All patients with intrathecal antibodies or seroconversion had shown lymphocytic pleocytosis in the acute phase of PFP.In the acute phase of PFP the detection of intrathecal production of antibodies to B.burgdorferi allows prompt diagnosis of neuroborreliosis.For patients with lymphocytic pleocytosis but no detectable intrathecal antibodies,analysis of convalescent serum may help to establish the diagnosis.

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