title: [Lambert-Eaton syndrome. Apropos of 2 cases].
abstract: Lambert-Eaton syndrome is a myasthenia-like syndrome of paraneoplastic origin which is often associated with anaplastic small-cell lung cancer. It seems to be an autoimmune disease responsible for a deficit of acetylcholine ejection in the motor end plate. On the occasion of two recent cases, we review the clinical, physiopathological and diagnostic aspects of this paraneoplastic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Civil de Charleroi, Belgique.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henriet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leconte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiriaux
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D015624:Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes
vernacular_title: Le syndrome de Lambert-Eaton. A propos de deux observations.