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The clinical data of 18 patients diagnosed with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) from Department of Neurology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital from June 2016 to January 2018 were retrospectively analyzed and P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) antibodies were detected by radioimmunoprecipitation assay. The VGCC antibody (Ab)-positive rate of LEMS was 15/18, and there were no significant differences in gender, age, disease severity, and tumor prevalence. The disease course was shorter in the antibody-positive group (1.9 years vs 7.6 years, P=0.04), and the clinical manifestation was more complicated in the group with a higher VGCC-Ab. There was a significant correlation between VGCC-Ab and recurrence rate(τ=0.48, P=0.02).

Original publication

DOI

10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20201208-03304

Type

Journal article

Journal

National Medical Journal of China

Publication Date

07/09/2021

Volume

101

Pages

2617 - 2620