Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture Among Children With Facial Palsy in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area
2016
: We identified 620 children with peripheral facial palsy of which 211 (34%) had Lyme disease. The 140 children who had a lumbar puncture performed were more likely to be hospitalized (73% LP performed vs 2% no LP) and to receive parenteral antibiotics (62% LP performed vs 6% no LP).
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