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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.
The IDSA thinks Lyme disease symptoms after treatment represent a possibly autoimmune, âpost-Lyme syndromeâ that is not responsive to antibiotics. The IDSA essentially regards Lyme disease as an acute infection like strep throat that can be treated with a short course of antibiotics.he IDSA thinks Lyme disease symptoms after treatment represent a possibly autoimmune, âpost-Lyme syndromeâ that is not responsive to antibiotics. The IDSA essentially regards Lyme disease as an acute infection like strep throat that can be treated with a short course of antibiotics.