Amifampridine, the active ingredient in Firdapse, provides clinical benefits for people with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), while use of immunosuppressive treatments increases over the disease course, according to a single-center study spanning more than 30 years in the Netherlands. In addition, about one in four patients had begun…
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Summer brings so much to look forward to — long days of sunlight, crunchy corn on the cob, vacations, and lots of family time. Because we live in Florida, it also means spending a lot of time at the beach. But summers have changed since our 21-year-old daughter Grace was…
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An older woman with Sjögren’s disease who developed problems walking was ultimately also diagnosed with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), revealing a rare coexistence between two autoimmune diseases that can share overlapping symptoms, according to a case report. The researchers noted that the second diagnosis, made after nerve studies,…
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