neurophysiologist who special-
oping a national reputation for her
ability to find answers when there
appear to be none. Children and adults
with complex cases of Lyme disease
can have multiple uncontrolled head-
aches, dizziness, brain fog, memory
problems, seizures, nerve pain, insom-
nia, fatigue, concentration issues,
mood disorders, anxiety, and other
neuropsychiatric, neurodegenerative,
and neurodevelopmental issues.
subtle physical symptoms," Dr. Frid
says. "Testing can show some vague
indication." Complex neurological
manifestations of Lyme disease are
often masked behind other illnesses,
including attention deficit hyperactiv-
ity disorder, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
disease, irritable bowel syndrome,
fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue
syndrome, among others.
fields of medicine that still heavily
relies on diagnostic acumen. "Taking
a patient's history, then pairing it with
what you've learned from a physical
exam--it's like a puzzle," Dr. Frid
says.
completed her internship, residency,
Island Jewish Health System. Current-
ly, she is the medical director of her
own practice in New York, where she
specializes in Lyme disease and other
complex, infections-induced autoim-
mune disorders, as well as intractable
headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome,
fibromyalgia, pediatric acute-onset
neuropsychiatric syndrome, and asso-
ciated diseases.
pleted her fellowship. After just a
month of practicing medicine in New
York, she began to notice anom-
alies--patients who didn't fit into spe-
cific diagnostic criteria. "Some of these
patients had seen a number of physi-
cians, consulted with big-name insti-
tutions, and left with no diagnosis,"
Dr. Frid says. She began to see the
signs--bloodwork and other clinical
indicators--that didn't fit and extend-
ed beyond a pure psychiatric or a spe-
cific neurological diagnosis.
work.