The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ruzurgi (amifampridine) for the treatment of children ages 6–17 with…
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
A case of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) was associated with a hormone-related tumor…
Firdapse led to clinically significant improvements, compared with a placebo, in adult patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), according to full…
Repetitive Nerve Stimulation Test Could Be Useful to Diagnose LEMS, Myasthenic Crisis, Study Shows
A repetitive nerve stimulation test can help diagnose and differentiate between Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) and myasthenia gravis (MG) patients undergoing…
In recognition of the economic burden that comes with a diagnosis of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS), the Assistance…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate), developed by Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, for adults with …
Fast, Noninvasive Triple-Timed Up-and-Go Test Can Assess LEMS Severity in Patients, Study Shows
A quick and noninvasive test, called the triple-timed up-and-go test, is a reliable and reproducible tool to assess muscle weakness…
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) can occur along with other autoimmune diseases affecting the nervous system, namely limbic encephalitis, in patients with…