Cerebral vasculitis as clinical manifestation of neuroborreliosis: Pattern of vascular pathology and prognostic factors of outcome
A thorough CSF examination for neuroborreliosis is crucial, especially in younger stroke patients, particularly those experiencing posterior circulation ischemic events. Smoking cessation should be prompted in patients with neuroborreliosis-associated cerebral vasculitis.
Authors
- Tobias Back (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2458-1933)
- Sergiu Groppa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2551-5655)
- Yaroslav Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9854-4038)
- Tobias Brummer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-7211)
- Sven Guenther Meuth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-3501)
- Julia Schiffer
- Christian Dresel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-7085)
- Stefan Bittner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2179-3655)
- Annette Spreer
- Sebastian Altmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5919-4289)
- Ole J. Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-3570)
- Jan‐Philipp Bach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6432-6187)
- Moritz Brandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7686-7485)
- Kristian Barlinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9917-1536)
- Ahmed E. Othman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-8695)
- Arda Civelek
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Klinikum Braunschweig (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Stroke
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930241287326
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06