| POSSIBLE MYASTHENIA AND LEMS IN THE SAME PATIENT :CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE | |
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<B>ABSTRACT</B> Myasthenia gravis (MG) together with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in the same patient is rarely described. This is a case report of a patient who initially presented with myasthenia gravis and later complicated with presumably auto-immune LEMS. The patient was noted to be HIV positive. The interest lies in the behaviour of MG in immunocompromised patients and the electrophysiological changes at the neuromuscular junction in patients with both MG and LEMS. We present a patient who is HIV positive with a long history of MG and a possibly a more recent diagnosis of LEMS. RESUME L'association myasthénie et syndrome de Lambert-Eaton chez un patient est rarement décrit. Nous rapportons le cas d'un patient, VIH positif, s'étant présenté initialement par une myasthénie, complétée ultérieurement par un syndrome de Lambert Eaton vraisemblablement d'origine auto-immune et discutons les liens éventuels, au plan pathogénique. Key words: Myasthenia Gravis, Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome, HIV, Myasthénie, syndrome de Lambert-Eaton, virus d'immunodéficience acquise, VIH <i>African Journal of Neurological Sciences</i> Vol.23(2) 2004 |
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Patel, Vinod Bhagu; Department of Neurology, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, IALCH, P Bag X03, Mayville, 4058. ;, Bill, Pierre Louise Alfred; Department of Neurology, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, IALCH, P Bag X03, Mayville, 4058;, Bhigjee, Ahmed Iqbal; Department of Neurology, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, IALCH, P Bag X03, Mayville, 4058. ; |
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Publisher : African Journal of Neurological Sciences Association of Crop Science, Uganda Type : Peer-Reviewed Article, Format : - |
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2005-02-17 |
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- , Myasthenia Gravis, Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome, HIV, Myasthénie, syndrome de Lambert-Eaton, virus d'immunodéficience acquise, VIH |
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African Journal of Neurological Sciences - African Journal of Neurological Sciences; Vol. 23, No. 2 (2004) |
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