BrainWaves Quanta: Lyme disease

MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021.

Originally released: July 18, 2017

All you need to know about CNS Lyme disease in 10 minutes or less. More to come in a few weeks when Dr. Colin Quinn shares his experience with what was "definitely not Lyme disease." Stay tuned.

Produced by James E Siegler. Music by Josh Woodward, Chris Zabriskie, Peter Rudenko, Advent Chamber Orchestra. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision-making.

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