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When muscle quivers and undulates

We describe a patient who presented with fatigue and pulling sensation in his lower limbs. He had continuous muscle contractions over his trunk (myokymia) which pointed towards the diagnosis of Isaacs syndrome which was confirmed by strongly positive CASPR2 antibodies in blood.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rebello, Alex, Asif, Mohd, Dhanusha, Kumbha, Haritha, Bandi, Narmada, Nangadda, Poudel, Ram Chandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9307729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35898757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6086
Descripción
Sumario:We describe a patient who presented with fatigue and pulling sensation in his lower limbs. He had continuous muscle contractions over his trunk (myokymia) which pointed towards the diagnosis of Isaacs syndrome which was confirmed by strongly positive CASPR2 antibodies in blood.