Evaluating neurofilament light chain serum levels as a diagnostic marker for Lyme neuroborreliosis.

IF 4.7 2区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders Pub Date : 2025-01-22 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1177/17562864251314011

Cédric Hirzel, Annina Grütter, Denis Grandgirard, Robert Hoepner, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Stephen L Leib

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Abstract

Background: Serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) is a biomarker for neuro-axonal injury.

Objectives: To assess sNfL's utility as a diagnostic marker for Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB).

Methods: We compared serum and CSF NfL levels in LNB patients and age-matched controls. Age-adjusted NfL values were used in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Results: Eighty-six patients (30 LNB, 29 with-, and 27 without neurological disorders) were included. Compared to individuals without neurological disease, LNB patients showed increased serum (median (interquartile range, IQR): 36.3 pg/ml (19.3-112.0) vs 20 pg/ml (12.9-37.3), p < 0.001) and CSF NfL levels (median (IQR): 1000.0 pg/ml (286.0-6471.0) vs 182 pg/ml (99.3-474.0), p < 0.001). NfL concentrations were similar in LNB and other neurological disorders. ROC analysis of age-adjusted sNfL and CSF NfL levels showed areas under the curve of 0.78 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.66-0.89) and 0.83 (95% CI: 0.71-0.94), respectively.

Conclusion: sNfL concentrations lack sufficient diagnostic capability for LNB diagnosis.

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Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-

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8.30

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1.70%

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15 weeks

期刊介绍： Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders is a peer-reviewed, open access journal delivering the highest quality articles, reviews, and scholarly comment on pioneering efforts and innovative studies across all areas of neurology. The journal has a strong clinical and pharmacological focus and is aimed at clinicians and researchers in neurology, providing a forum in print and online for publishing the highest quality articles in this area.