We report a patient initially diagnosed as having ocular myasthenia gravis who showed progressive ophthalmoparesis and pseudoblepharospasm together with positive acetylcholine receptor antibodies. Repeated evaluation with high-frequency repetitive stimulation revealed an incremental response and ele
Oculobulbar involvement is typical with Lambert–Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
✍ Scribed by Ted M. Burns; James A. Russell; Daniel H. LaChance; H. Royden Jones
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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