title: Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome as a cause of persistent neuromuscular weakness after a mediastinoscopic biopsy -A case report-.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Cheol Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Se Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Chee Mahn
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young Jae
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Kyun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Soon Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Kun Moo
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang Rae
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Sang Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bae