Paraneoplastic Isaacs' syndrome: A case series and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-233

  Rana, Sandeep S ^a   Ramanathan, Ramnath Santosh ^b   Small, George ^a   Adamovich, Brenda ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Isaacs's syndrome; paraneoplastic syndrome; Voltage gated K channel antibodies

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CREATINE KINASE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; METOPROLOL; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; STEROID; VENLAFAXINE; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEPHAROSPASM; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DYSARTHRIA; DYSESTHESIA; DYSLIPIDEMIA; DYSPHAGIA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FASCICULATION; FATIGUE; GAMMOPATHY; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG THROMBOSIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYASTHENIA; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYOKYMIA; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE BLOCK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PARESTHESIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SLURRED SPEECH; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THYMOMA; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA; YAWNING;

AUTOANTIBODIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; HUMANS; ISAACS SYNDROME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED;

EID: 84861900944     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e318246197d     Document Type: Review

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