Neuromyotonia, peripheral neuropathy and myasthenia gravis

✍ Scribed by Paolo Martinelli; Alberto Patuelli; Chiara Minardi; Adriana Cau; Anna Maria Riviera; F. Dal Pozzo

• Book ID: 102653089
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 523 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0148-639X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199604)19:4<505::aid-mus10>3.0.co;2-o

✦ Synopsis

A patient with neuromyotonia, peripheral neuropathy and myasthenia gravis (MG) is described. Neurophysiological studies, at rest, showed continuous muscle discharges of motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) in duplets and triplets. Motor (MNCV) and sensory (SNCV) nerve conduction studies revealed mild axonal and demyelinating