Scientific Studies & Medical Literature
Lyme Disease
Neurological Complications of Lyme Disease (AAN):
http://patients.aan.com/disorders/index.cfm?event=view&disorder_id=1013
Signs and Symptoms of Lyme Disease (CDC):
http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/
The Case for Chronic Infection:
https://acrobat.com/app.html#d=sbb-EmpQrQTgrPoezLGreg
Lyme Disease Guidelines
GOOD GUIDELINES- Advanced Topics in Lyme Disease (Dr. Burrascano):
http://www.lymenet.org/BurrGuide200810.pdf
GOOD GUIDELINES- ILADS Guidelines for the Management of Lyme Disease:
https://sites.google.com/site/marylandlyme/treatment
BAD GUIDELINES- The Clinical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America:
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/43/9/1089.full
BAD GUIDELINES- American Academy of Neurology Lyme Guidelines:
http://www.guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=10858&search=lyme
Guideline Bias/Conflicts of Interest- Infectious Diseases Society (IDSA) & American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Attorney General’s Findings- Conflicts of Interest:
http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?a=2795&q=414284&pp=12&n=1
IDSA Lyme Disease Guidelines, Cautionary Tale:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901226/pdf/1747-5341-5-9.pdf
Testing Issues
Western Blot CDC explanation:
http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/labtest/twostep/westernblot/index.html
FDA Warning on Tests:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealthNotifications/ucm062429.htm
Case Definitions- Lyme Disease
CDC Surveillance CaseDefinition Lyme
Case Definitions- Other Tick Borne Diseases
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/