Does lyme disease cause brain lesions?

I'm hoping I have lymes and not ms. My igenex test was positive and ELISA test CDC neg. Possibly. read more

Now, whether or not the symptoms go away is another question. Some Lyme caused problems will never go away, particularly many of the arthritis problems. There isn't a clear picture with Lyme. – read the stories on how it got the cover up. As for Lyme and lesions being a possibility, I think ANYTHING is possible with Lyme. That is one of it's bugaboos. read more

White matter lesions on an MRI look the same whether the etiology is MS or Lyme Disease. However, lesions due to MS do not recede with antibiotic use, whereas lesions due to the bacteria that cause Lyme Disease may simply decrease in size or disappear with antibiotics. read more