10 Bartonella Symptoms
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Neurological Symptoms of Bartonellosis
Advanced bartonellosis may cause neurological symptoms, including numbness in the hands and feet and blurred vision. Called neuro bartonellosis, the condition also causes unsteady gait and balance problems, headaches, memory loss and tremors. Seizures may also be present. Sometimes, the neurological condition may trigger psychiatric symptoms due to the bacterial infection affecting the chemicals in the brain.
Most likely to occur in people with weak immune systems, such as those with HIV infections or organ transplants, the neurological symptoms may respond to antibiotics.2’Lyme Disease Co-infection: Bartonella.’ Lyme Disease Organization. https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/co-infections/bartonella
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