The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is offering a financial support program to aid people with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic…
Patricia Inácio, PhD
Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was awarded a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.
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Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Firdapse (amifampridine) has been approved in Japan to treat people with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). The therapy will be supplied…
Lambert‐Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) may, in rare cases, manifest with severe respiratory muscle weakness leading to respiratory failure, researchers…
The lack of a reflex response that was relieved temporarily after exercise, a phenomenon known as post-exercise facilitation, is…
A 40-year-old man who developed Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) secondary to a cancer of the lymphatic system saw his…
A case of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) was identified in an older man who was initially hospitalized with a…
A possible first case of a man with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) developing Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) after…
A total of 30 patient advocacy groups working to further understanding and the needs of people living with rare diseases…
Sessions advocating for increased access to treatment for rare diseases, and the need for greater equity, were some of the…
Lawmakers in Connecticut agreed to set up a permanent Rare Disease Advisory Council (RDAC), an advisory body working…