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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