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Successful immunoglobulin treatment in a patient with neuromyotonia
G Alessi1, J De Reuck, J De Bleecker
1Department of Neurology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan, 185 Ghent, Belgium.
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
|September 21, 2000
Abstract:
Neuromyotonia is characterized by spontaneous and continuous muscle fibre activity leading to muscle cramps, pseudomyotonia, myokymia and weakness. Electromyographic recordings show typical findings. An auto-immune mechanism has been suggested in at least a subset of patients. Various therapies have been tried with different outcome. A patient with neuromyotonia responding well to high-dose immunoglobulin treatment is presented.