Gonzalez G, Barros G, Russi ME, Nuñez A, Scavone C. Acquired neuromyotonia in childhood: case report and review.
Pediatr Neurol 2008;
38:61-3. [PMID:
18054698 DOI:
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.07.009]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2007] [Revised: 04/06/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Recently characterized as an immune-mediated channelopaty, Isaacs' syndrome (also known as acquired neuromyotonia) was first described in 1961 in two men with persistent, generalized muscle stiffness, in addition to spontaneous, rapid discharges of motor-unit potentials on electromyography. In the peripheral nervous system, antibodies targeted to voltage-gated potassium channels induce hyperexcitability of motor axons, resulting in signs of muscle stiffness or of pseudomyotonia. A spontaneous burst of single motor-unit activity, and myokymic and neuromyotonic discharges, are the most characteristic features found in electromyography studies. This report describes Isaacs' syndrome in a child, in whom the diagnosis was made by clinical features of acquired, spontaneous muscle overactivity and typical electromyographic findings.
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