It is loaded with facts and figures.. too many for me to copy out right now.
I will post a summary of some info I did manage to gather and share it with you... but of course I forgot what I did with it. I will look and check back.
May I also suggest contacting his office and requesting a copy?
Not sure they would send it.. but maybe?
Well fiddle.. I can't find the paper I just wrote up.
I did get this from another source. Once I find it.. will let you know.
Good luck!
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Dr. Jones and children of Lyme disease
50% have no tick attachment history, 10% or less
have an erythema migrans (bullseye rash) history,
but all have a history of living in or having visited
a Lyme endemic area and have a decline
in the way they play and perform in school.
They are tired, wilt easily, have dark circles under their
eyes and are sick. Lyme disease has a profound negative
impact on a child's life, cognitive function and ability to
perform maximally in school. Severe fatigue unrelieved by rest
results in decreased stamina and a decreased ability to play and
to do school work. Insomnia, headaches, nausea, abdominal pain,
impaired concentration, poor short-term memory, an inability to
sustain attention, confusion, uncharacteristic behavior outbursts
and mood swings, fevers/chills, joint pain, dizziness, noise and
light sensitivity, and difficulty thinking, expressing thoughts,
reading, writing, and making decisions as well as a feeling of
being overwhelmed by schoolwork plague a child with Lyme
disease. Pain and impaired cognitive function make it
difficult to sustain attention and to learn and
recall new material.
Although Lyme is usually transmitted by Ixodes scapularis
(deer) and Amblyomma americanum (lone star) ticks,
it can also be transmitted in utero and through breast milk.
These children, frequently floppy with poor muscle tone,
are irritable and ill early in their lives with frequent fevers,
increased incidence of ear and throat infections, pneumonia,
joint and body pain. They have gastroesophageal reflux,
small windpipes (tracheomalacia), cataracts and
other eye problems, developmental delay,
learning disabilities, and psychiatric problems.
All respond to months or years
of continuous antibiotic therapy.
When Lyme disease is a possible diagnosis,
the children should be evaluated by a Lyme knowledgeable
physician who will continue antibiotic therapy until all Lyme
symptoms resolve. In most circumstances, Ixodes scapularis
tick attachment should be treated with one month of
antibiotic therapy.
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If you get the choice to sit it out or dance...
Here is the site. It also has Dr. Jones contact number on it... in case you need it.
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/034333.html
best wishes 