Concept information
Preferred term
Isaacs Syndrome
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Continuous Muscle Activity Syndrome
- Continuous Myokymia
- Continuous Myokymias
- Gamstorp Wohlfart Syndrome
- Gamstorp-Wohlfart Syndrome
- Isaacs Mertens Syndrome
- Isaacs-Mertens Syndrome
- Isaacs Pseudomyotonia Syndrome
- Isaacs' Syndrome
- Isaac Syndrome
- Myokymia, Continuous
- Myokymia, Myotonia, Muscle Wasting, And Hyperhidrosis
- Myokymias, Continuous
- Neuromyotonia
- Pseudomyotonia Syndrome of Isaacs
- Quantal Squander
- Syndrome of Continuous Muscle Activity
Scope note
- A rare neuromuscular disorder with onset usually in late childhood or early adulthood, characterized by intermittent or continuous widespread involuntary muscle contractions; FASCICULATION; hyporeflexia; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; HYPERHIDROSIS; TACHYCARDIA; and MYOKYMIA. Involvement of pharyngeal or laryngeal muscles may interfere with speech and breathing. The continuous motor activity persists during sleep and general anesthesia (distinguishing this condition from STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME). Familial and acquired (primarily autoimmune) forms have been reported. (From Ann NY Acad Sci 1998 May 13;841:482-496; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1491)
History note
- 2000; for ISAACS' SYNDROME use FASCICULATION 1995-1999
In other languages
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Finnish
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Isaacs
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Isaacsin neuromyotonia
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Isaacsin syndrooma
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jatkuva myokymia
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neuromyotonia
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neuromyotonia Isaacs
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syndroma Isaacs
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Swedish
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Förvärvad neuromyotoni
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Neuromyotoni
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Pseudomyotoni
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020386
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