{"title":"Antabuse for Lyme Disease: The Way Forward","authors":"D. Younger, B. Murphy","doi":"10.4236/wjns.2020.101001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Despite leadership by dedicated lay organization and patient-based advocacy groups, the way forward for prospective candidates for disulfiram treatment has been difficult. This article provides the background, overview of disulfiram, in particular its intended use in post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome after a standard of care course of antibiotics fails to alleviate symptoms of tick borne disease. A series of recommendations are offered to guide patients and clinicians.","PeriodicalId":23878,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Neuroscience","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World Journal of Neuroscience","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4236/wjns.2020.101001","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Despite leadership by dedicated lay organization and patient-based advocacy groups, the way forward for prospective candidates for disulfiram treatment has been difficult. This article provides the background, overview of disulfiram, in particular its intended use in post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome after a standard of care course of antibiotics fails to alleviate symptoms of tick borne disease. A series of recommendations are offered to guide patients and clinicians.