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CNS presentation of Lyme disease

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Relationship between diagnosis andtreatment• Without diagnosis : low probability <strong>of</strong> treatment efficacy• There is no gold standard for diagnosis <strong>of</strong> borreliosis : alldiagnosis studies have lot <strong>of</strong> bias• therapeutical studies : diagnosis is <strong>of</strong>ten not certain• For physicians the main question is :– Shall I give an antibiotic to cure my patient ?– Which percentage <strong>of</strong> cure if serology is positive ?– Which percentage <strong>of</strong> cure if intra thecal synthesis is present ?

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