Premium
Efficacy of methylprednisolone administration in a case of continuous abnormal muscle activity syndrome
Author(s) -
Jalil P.,
Frenkel C.,
Guiloff R.,
Gajewski C.,
Vergara F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb04225.x
Subject(s) - methylprednisolone , medicine , pathogenesis , blockade , autoimmune disease , disease , neuromuscular blockade , anesthesia , receptor
We report a 20‐year‐old woman with continuous abnormal muscle activity syndrome in which pharmacological blockade of different sites of the motor unit demonstrates a peripheral nerve origin for the abnormal muscle activity. The case showed no markers of autoimmune disease. A rapid recovery after high dose i.v. methylprednisolone was observed supporting the hypothesis of an autoimmune pathogenesis.