Korean J Anesthesiol.
2010 Jul;59(1):45-48. 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.45.
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome as a cause of persistent neuromuscular weakness after a mediastinoscopic biopsy: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea. anespc@medimail.co.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 2236487
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.1.45
Abstract
- There are many causes of prolonged postoperative muscle weakness, including drugs, residual anesthetics, cerebrovascular events, electrolyte imbalance, hypothermia, and neuromuscular disease. Neuromuscular diseases are relatively rare, with the most common being myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). We report an unusual case in which a patient who was given a muscle relaxant during mediastinoscopy developed postoperative muscle weakness that was ultimately diagnosed as secondary to LEMS.
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