J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2004 Jun;22(3):265-268.
A Case of Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome Which May be Paraneoplastic
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- 1Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kkkim@amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
- We present a 55-year-old man who has a six-month history of progressive weakness of all limbs. Findings from neurologic examination were notable for a diffuse muscular weakness and atrophy in all limbs. Laboratory findings for collagen vascular disease, monoclonal gammopathy, and infections were normal. Electrophysiologic studies supported lower motor neuron (LMN) syndrome. CT scan and needle biopsy disclosed small cell lung cancer. This case suggests that in some elderly patients with LMN syndrome a careful search for an underlying cancer is warranted.
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