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In 2016, Kristofferson tested positive for Lyme disease, according to Rolling Stone. Lisa Meyers, Kristofferson's wife, told Rolling Stone she believed he got bitten by a tick when he was filming ...
In his mid 70s, Kristofferson began experiencing memory loss, which doctors believed to be dementia or Alzheimer's disease. In 2016, Kristofferson was diagnosed with Lyme disease, his wife shared ...
Doctors originally misdiagnosed him with Alzheimer's disease, though it was actually Lyme disease, per CBS News. However, according to his wife, Lisa Kristofferson (née Meyers), he sought ...
Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style.
Regardless, since Kristofferson's test ruled out Lyme disease, it's irrelevant either way. Both Jenny McCarthy's claim of vaccines causing her son's autism and Kristofferson's claim of Lyme disease causing his memory loss are contradicted by evidence. Wikipedia cannot legitimize discredited claims. ScienceFlyer 02:18, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
A hypothetical ideal "gold standard" test has a sensitivity of 100% concerning the presence of the disease (it identifies all individuals with a well-defined disease process; it does not have any false-negative results) and a specificity of 100% (it does not falsely identify someone with a condition that does not have the condition; it does not have any false-positive results).
In recent years, Kristofferson grappled with memory loss, telling Rolling Stone in 2016 that he believed it was a result of Lyme disease. He had been diagnosed with the illness earlier that year.
But in 2016, his wife, Lisa, told Rolling Stone magazine that Kristofferson had been diagnosed with Lyme disease, which can cause memory problems, and that after treatment and stopping Alzheimer's ...