Adenocarcinoma of Lung Presenting as Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

• Main Authors: Sumera Bukhari MD (Author), Rabia Soomro MD (Author), Shaikh Fawwad MD (Author), Chikezie Alvarez MD (Author), Sara Wallach MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a paraneoplastic neuromuscular junction disorder. LEMS presents with muscular weakness and fatigability, mainly involving the proximal lower limbs. There are 2 types of LEMS depending on the etiology: paraneoplastic and idiopathic. The paraneoplastic form,...