Serum neurofilament light chain associates with symptom burden in Lyme neuroborreliosis patients: a longitudinal cohort study from Norway.

Ingerid Skarstein Elling Ulvestad Anne Marit SolheimChristian VedelerUnn Ljøstad Åse Mygland Randi Eikeland Harald Reiso Åslaug Rudjord Lorentzen Steffan Daniel Bos

Published in: Journal of neurology (2024)

Our findings suggest that sNfL can serve as a biomarker for peripheral nerve tissue involvement in the acute phase of LNB. As found in an earlier study, we confirm normalization of sNfL levels in blood after treatment. We found no prognostic value of acute-phase sNfL levels on patient outcome.

Keyphrases

peripheral nerve
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
case report
patient reported
risk factors
patient reported outcomes