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An UpToDate review on Nervous system Lyme disease (Halperin, 2011) states that [s]ince Lyme encephalomyelitis is so rare, MRI of the brain and spine is only rarely abnormal in Lyme disease. When present, encephalomyelitis is evident on MRI as areas of increased signal on T2 and FLAIR sequences.
In some cases this can cause serious symptoms-often months after the initial tick bite. A course of antibiotic medication will usually clear the infection. Lyme disease is an illness caused by being bitten by a tick that is infected with a germ (bacterium) called borrelia.There are various types of this bacterium but Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme disease.It is called Lyme disease after the name of the town in the USA where it was first described. course of antibiotic medication will usually clear the infection. Lyme disease is an illness caused by being bitten by a tick that is infected with a germ (bacterium) called borrelia. There are various types of this bacterium but Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme disease.