The term âbrain surgeryâ refers to various medical procedures that involve repairing structural problems in the brain. There are numerous types of brain surgery. The type used is based on the area of the brain and the condition being treated. Advances in medical technology have enabled surgeons to operate on portions of the brain without a single incision in or near the head. Brain surgery is a critical and complicated process.
Increased intracranial pressure in patients with Lyme disease is an uncommon but reported finding. We discuss 2 patients from Lyme endemic areas who initially presented with headache, nausea, and vomiting and were eventually found to have increased intracranial pressure, a mild cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis, and positive Lyme titers.
What type of pathogen causes Lyme disease? Lyme disease is an infection that is spread by the bite of ticks infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.   Symptoms include fatigue, headache, stiff neck, fever, â¦ muscle or joint pain and swelling, and sometimes an expanding red rash.iseases caused by pathogens are often contagious and include things such as Meningitis, Influenza and Tuberculosis. Diseases not caused by pathogens are generally things wh â¦ ich go wrong in the body.