Abstract:
:Morvan's syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by neuromyotonia, hyperhidrosis, and central nervous system dysfunction. We report a patient with features of this syndrome, but who initially presented with breathing difficulties. Concentric needle electromyography showed an abundance of myokymic and neuromyotonic discharges. Exercise tests and repetitive nerve stimulation showed a decrement-increment response of compound muscle action potentials. Antibodies against voltage-gated potassium channels were not detected on repeated testing, but the presence of oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) suggested an autoimmune etiology. At follow-up over 3 years, no cancer was found. Electrophysiological in vitro studies of effects of patient serum and CSF on rat nerves provided no evidence of altered voltage-gated sodium or potassium conductances. We conclude that putative humoral factors do not block ion channels acutely but may cause channel dysfunction with chronic exposure.
journal_name
Muscle Nervejournal_title
Muscle & nerveauthors
Löscher WN,Wanschitz J,Reiners K,Quasthoff Sdoi
10.1002/mus.20081subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-08-01 00:00:00pages
157-63issue
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0148-639Xissn
1097-4598journal_volume
30pub_type
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