HI, Can grey matter on an MRI be an indicator for Lyme. I have read that white matter can show up in lyme patients.
Posted by losferwrds (Member # 19741) on :
White matter lesions can indicate lyme.
Posted by nenet (Member # 13174) on :
This doesn't speak specifically to MRI findings, but it does mention inflammation findings in the gray matter, caused by Lyme. I know that sometimes inflammation in the brain will present as lesions in MRI.
"Localization of Borrelia Burgdorferi in the Nervous System and Other Organs in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Lyme Disease"
"In one patient, a lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrate of the meninges was found (Duray and Steere, 1986). In one advanced case, the leptomeningeal infiltrate extended to the white and gray matter (Meures et al, 1990)."
This is a good question. I am pretty sure it has beeen discussed here before. I'll post here when I have time to look for more on this, but this was just a cursory google search, first page result.