Disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) in the Treatment of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis: Report of Experience in Three Cases
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Lyme neuroborreliosis is a tick-borne illness with central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. Clinical features and methods for accurate diagnosis differ across world regions owing to different causative Borrelia species. The importance of these distinctions is highlighted by a 12 year old Canadian girl who acquired Lyme neuroborreliosis in Europe.
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Dr here in Canada will not even prescribe antibiotics without a positive test results for lymes my daughter got 10 days treatment as she was coughing uncontrollably and got migraines so severe an on call dr treated her symptoms as was told no one would listen that she was bitten by tick those 10 days antibiotics stopped migraines and cleared up her lungs but her painful joints remain they dont listen drs here how would one get Disalfiram when her own GP wont listen if it was not for a worker taking my daughter to walk in clinic she I beleive would have died