Clinical Trial: Brain Imaging and Retreatment Study of Persistent Lyme Disease

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: PET and MRI Imaging of Persistent Lyme Encephalopathy

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with persistent memory problems after Lyme disease benefit from an additional longer course of IV antibiotic therapy; to use modern brain imaging technology to determine whether the problem in the central nervous system is primarily one of poor blood flow or one of impaired nerve cell functioning; and to try to identify biological markers prior to treatment that will identify patients who are more or less likely to respond to the study treatment.