Open AccessAcquired Neuromyotonia Heralding Recurrent Thymoma in Myasthenia Gravis
Author(s) -
Jori Fleisher,
Megan Richie,
Raymond S. Price,
Steven S. Scherer,
Josep Dalmau,
Eric Lancaster
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.2863
Subject(s) - neuromyotonia , thymoma , myasthenia gravis , thymectomy , medicine , thymus neoplasm , gastroenterology , pathology , antibody , immunology
Acquired neuromyotonia is increasingly recognized as an autoimmune disorder, frequently associated with antibodies against voltage-gated potassium channel complex proteins.We present a case of acquired neuromyotonia as the heralding symptom of recurrent thymoma in a patient with myasthenia gravis.
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