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Review: Impact of “Long Standing” Lyme Disease on Neuropsychiatric and Cognitive Symptoms
Cureus (Brackett, M., et al.) 04.15.2024 published a review article, “Neuropsychiatric Manifestations and Cognitive Decline in Patients With Long-Standing Lyme Disease: A Scoping Review.” Researchers utilized the electronic databases Embase, Ovid Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), and Web of Science to conduct a review of articles regarding neuropsychiatric manifestations and cognitive dysfunction in patients with Long-Standing Lyme Disease (LSLD). For this review, the anacronym LSLD is used to include all definitions of chronic and/or late stage Lyme disease, including post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS).