title: Manifestation of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome during last trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare immune-mediated disorder of neuromuscular junctions. The knowledge of the effects of pregnancy on the course of patients with LEMS is limited. Here we describe a patient without a history of previous known illness who has complained of weakness during the last trimester of her pregnancy, delivered a healthy baby and was diagnosed with non-paraneoplastic LEMS during the postpartum period. With this case we wanted to emphasize the effects of pregnancy on the course of patients with LEMS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuzmayis University, Samsun, Turkey. oytun.bayrak@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ayse Oytun
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sandikci
authors.forename: Serpil Kirioglu
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yon
authors.forename: Musa Kazim
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Onar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015624:Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D014953:Wrist / Q000503:physiopathology