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The biofilm formed by Borrelia burgdorferi (the Lyme disease spirochete) is a highly complex, multi-layered protective structure. FEMS Microbiology Letters Rather than existing merely as a simple cluster of bacteria, a Borrelia biofilm operates as a organized micro-community embedded within a self-produced matrix known as an Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS). PMC The complexity of a Lyme biofilm spans several distinct biological and biochemical […]

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment open access to scientific and medical research   Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease Rosalie Greenberg, MD   Dear editor I read with great interest the article by Bransfield,¹ wherein the author reviewed potential contributors to and manifestations of heightened loss of control in Lyme disease patients. As a child

[I would add I feel that Babesia and Bartonella infections add to risk, but LL MDs typically lag behind regarding these serious infections. Time is limited in a busy company.] The Research Of A Top World Psychiatrist, Robert Bransfield Contributors To Violence Suicidality Sudden abrupt mood swings Explosive anger Paranoia Anhedonia Hypervigilance Exaggerated startle Disinhibition

This is a mere drop in a 28-page bucket of studies. Bransfield RC. Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 2018;14:693–713. doi:10.2147/NDT.S155143. Fallon BA, Madsen T, Erlangsen A, Benros ME. Lyme borreliosis and associations with mental disorders and suicidal behavior: a nationwide Danish cohort study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2021;178(10):921–931. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20091347.