[A case of neuromyotonia. Considerations on etiopathogenesis]

Riv Neurol. 1983 Nov-Dec;53(6):400-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The Authors care about the Isaacs disease; they describe a clinical case and report the result trough carbamazepine and diphenylhydantoin. They think that the hypothesis of nerve suffering, of motor plate suffering does not explain the clinical syndrome. The Authors hypothesize a functional change in the trophic proteins and in the balance excitation-inhibition and neuromodulation. This would explain therefore both the motor syndrome and the vegetative syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Carbamazepine / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motor Neurons
  • Myotonia / diagnosis*
  • Myotonia / drug therapy
  • Myotonia / etiology
  • Neuromuscular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Neuromuscular Diseases / drug therapy
  • Neuromuscular Diseases / etiology
  • Phenytoin / therapeutic use
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / complications
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Carbamazepine
  • Phenytoin