Journal article
Late-onset seropositive Isaacs’ syndrome after Guillain–Barré syndrome
Abstract
Acquired neuromyotonia, or Isaacs' syndrome, has been described in combination with a variety of other autoimmune disorders; however there has never been a report of seropositive Isaacs' syndrome in a patient with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Both conditions involve antibody-mediated autoimmune effects on the peripheral nervous system, although the clinical manifestations are quite different. We present a man who experienced an …
Authors
Myers KA; Baker SK
Journal
Neuromuscular Disorders, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 288–290
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.nmd.2009.01.007
ISSN
0960-8966