Autonomic dysfunction in the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: serologic and clinical correlates

Neurology
P E O'SuilleabhainV A Lennon

Abstract

Autonomic dysfunction is a recognized feature of the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LES). However, the characteristic pattern of dysautonomia has not been clearly documented and its pathophysiologic basis is not known. We therefore abstracted autonomic symptomatology and results of quantitative tests for salivation, and vasomotor, cardiovagal, and sudomotor reflexes from records of 30 LES patients. Dry mouth (77%) and impotence (45% of men) were the most common symptoms. Composite Autonomic Scoring Scale results were abnormal in 93% of patients, and autonomic failure was severe in 20%. The frequency of specific test abnormalities were the following: sudomotor function, 83%; cardiovagal reflexes, 75%; salivation, 44%; and adrenergic function, 37%. Although voltage-gated N-type calcium (Ca2+) channels are implicated in autonomic transmission, the low frequency of serum antibodies to N-type Ca2+ channels found in the patients of this study (31% positive) argues against a pathogenic role in mediating LES-related dysautonomia. In contrast, 93% of the patients were seropositive for P/Q-type Ca2+ channel antibodies. A subset of these antibodies is thought to impair neuromuscular transmission. Autoantibodies of thyrogastric or glut...Continue Reading

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