Effect of temperature on neuromuscular transmission in the Eaton-Lambert syndrome
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 42 (3), 247-249
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.42.3.247
Abstract
A patient with the Eaton-Lambert syndrome is described in whom no associated condition was discovered. There was clinical and electrical evidence that the defect in neuromuscular transmission became more severe as local temperature was raised.Keywords
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