[Diagnosis and Treatment of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome]

Brain Nerve. 2024 Jan;76(1):33-40. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416202555.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Approximately 90% of patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) show positive P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channels antibodies, which can be broadly classified clinically as paraneoplastic, particularly with small cell lung carcinoma and non-paraneoplastic without cancer. The first Japanese guideline for LEMS was developed in May 2022 as MG/LEMS Practice Guideline 2022. This article describes the epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis, examination, treatment, and prognosis of this condition, based on the LEMS guidelines.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Autoantibodies
  • Humans
  • Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome* / therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Small Cell Lung Carcinoma*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies