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View Post: Acquired neuromyotonia
3 Oct 2009 by Mlj  
'''Acquired neuromyotonia (Isaacs syndrome)''' is characterised by peripheral nerve hyperexcitability causing: *[[Myokymia]] *Muscle cramps and stiffness *Delayed muscle relaxation after contraction *[[Hyperhidrosis]] ...
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View Post: Episodic hyperhidrosis as the only clinical manifestation of ...
26 Oct 2005 by Gomez-Choco, MJ, Valls-Sole, J., Grau,...  
Even though no clinical signs of neuromyotonia were evident and the neurologic examination did not reveal myokymia, fasciculations, or muscle cramps, needle EMG examination showed widespread neuromyotonic discharges at rest and during ...
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View Post: ₪ Neuroteka: Ocular neuromyotonia in a twelve-year-old girl who ...
29 Apr 2007 by Manuel Menéndez  
Ocular neuromyotonia in a twelve-year-old girl who was previously treated with cranial-spinal irradiation. E. Brannon Morris, III, Amar Gajjar, and Mary Ellen Hoehn. Ocular neuromyotonia: Video case reportNeurology, Apr 2006; ...
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View Post: Autoimmune disorders of the neuromuscular junction Vincent A ...
21 Dec 2008 by Vincent Angela  
Although neuromyotonia is a peripheral disease, the cerebrospinal fluid may contain oligoclonal bands, and since it can be associated with other autoimmune diseases and thymoma, plasma exchange and passive transfer experiments were ...
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View Post: CMC-Vellore: Neurology at CMC Hospital
15 Apr 2008 by Chris  
It may also be referred to as neuromyotonia, Isaacs-Mertens syndrome, or continuous muscle fiber activity syndrome. It's characterized by abnormal nerve impulses from motor neurons of peripheral nerves. These impulses cause continuous ...
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View Post: acquired neuromyotonia in childhood: case report and review
17 Dec 2007
recently characterized as an immune-mediated channelopaty, isaacs' syndrome (also known as acquired neuromyotonia) was first described in 1961 in two men with persistent, generalized muscle stiffness, in addition to spontaneous, ...
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