Up to a year of treatment with Firdapse (amifampridine) was well tolerated, improved muscle strength, and eased symptoms in Japanese adults with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), a small clinical study shows. “This study revealed the long-term efficacy and tolerability of [Firdapse] in Japanese adults with LEMS,” the study’s…
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Some people with Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) experience a phenomenon called postexercise facilitation of reflexes, where normal reflexes are initially absent but then briefly return after a muscle is flexed. The case of a man who was diagnosed with LEMS after doctors noted postexercise facilitation of reflexes was…
A 56-year-old woman was diagnosed with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) after having been earlier diagnosed with other autoimmune conditions, a U.K. case study reports. The woman’s previous conditions included neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), which primarily affects the spinal cord and optic nerve, which sends and receives signals…
Becoming educated and informed about LEMS is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
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There is no cure for LEMS yet, but there are treatments that can help manage the disease. Learn more about current therapeutic approaches here.
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