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Neuromyotonia
Do you have it?
Diagnostic Tests
Doctor will do simple test such as:
- Coordination
- Strength
- Reflexes
- sensation
Neurologist:
Electromyogram (EMG) or Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) Testing
Signs & Symptoms
Symptoms Video
Complications
Muscular Cramps
Stiffness
Myotonia
Hiperhydrosis
Myokymia
Fasculation
Pseudomytonia
There are no real complications but the gravity of the symptoms may vary. NMT is linked with cancer but not very common.
Prognosis
Neuromyotonia prognosis can sometimes be found my underlying cancer.
Oxaliplatin can lead to neuromyotonia.
Definition
Neuromyotonia (NMT) is a form of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability that causes spontaneous muscular activity resulting from repetitive motor unit action potentials of peripheral origin.
Treatment
Etiology
Anticonvulsants, including phenytoin and carbamazepine, usually provide significant relief from the stiffness, muscle spasms. There is no cure but medications relive pain.
Bibliography
What is Neuromyotonia?
It is usually an acquired disorder associated with autoantibodies against neuronal voltage-gated potassium channels but inherited neuromyotonia is a possibility.
- http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/isaacs_syndrome/isaacs_syndrome.htm
- http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Neuromyotonia.html
- http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/rarediseases/isaacssyndrome
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17140792
If You Do...
AKA
Neuromyotonia =
- Isaacs-Merten Syndrome
- Isaacs' Syndrome
- Continuous muscle fiber activity syndrome
- Quantal squander
Thanks For Listening
Neuromyotonia
By: Emily Canales
& Julia Gomez