Title
A case of Isaacs' syndrome associated with dextrocardia
Other title
Un caso de síndrome de Isaacs asociado a dextrocardia
Date Issued
01 January 2001
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Revista de Neurologia
Abstract
Introduction. Isaacs' syndrome is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by muscular rigidity, cramps and myokymias. Described by Isaacs in 1961 and called by him as continuous muscular activity syndrome. There are few reports in Latinoamerican countries. Clinical case. A 31 year-old man with sustained muscular contractions in lower limbs and diffuse myokymias since he was eighteen year-old. Dextrocardia was disclosed on clinical examination. Conclusions. We report the case of a patient with Isaacs' syndrome and dextrocardia.
Start page
1151
End page
1154
Volume
33
Issue
12
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0035711373
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de Neurologia
ISSN of the container
02100010
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