When monitoring Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) patients, physicians should wait at least 150 seconds between nerve stimulation tests to avoid interference from prior exercise or electric stimulation in subsequent muscle responses, a recent study found. The study, “Assessment of the CMAP Amplitude Return Time…
Increments, or increases in nerve responses, greater than 60% in electromyography (EMG) recordings upon short periods of exercise are better at diagnosing Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) than the commonly used 100% increment, results from a recent study indicate. The study, “Lowering the…
Timely cancer treatment helped stabilize a 63-year-old man for more than six years who had lung adenocarcinoma associated with Lambert‐Eaton myasthenic syndrome, unlike the poor prognosis seen in prior cases, a study reports. The study, “Successful treatment of advanced lung adenocarcinoma complicated with Lambert‐Eaton myasthenic syndrome:…
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