Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma
Lobzin, V.S.; Kosachev, V.D.; Sidorova, T.G.; Rudenko, D.I.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 90(9): 91-94
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 2176053 Document Number: 356065
Six patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome were analyzed for the character of the initial symptoms, the clinical course and typical lesions on electrophysiological and x-ray studies. The given myasthenic syndrome often anticipates tumor symptoms and patients, as a rule, are seen for a long time by neuropathologists with a diagnosis of myasthenia. The data of ours indicate a real opportunity of the use of neurological and electromyographic criteria for goal-oriented search of bronchogenic carcinoma at the earlier stages of its development.