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T Küntzer

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PubMed1995

[Recurrent Miller Fisher syndrome. Significance of anti-GQ1B antibodies].

In the present report, an unusual case of recurrent Miller Fisher syndrome is described. The patient presented within ten years three similar episodes of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia associated with oropharyngeal weakness and signs of mild distal sensory neuropathy. An elevated titer of anti-GQ1b ganglioside antibodies correlated well with the clinical symptoms and signs. The pathogenic role of these antibodies in Miller Fisher syndrome is discussed.

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PubMed1994

[Muscle cramps: mechanism , etiology and current treatment].

Spasms of skeletal muscles occur in healthy individuals or in the course of functional disorders of the peripheral motor neuron or its axons. Like fasciculations, they are a motor manifestation, but a painful one. Cramps evoke the notion of ephapsis and of immature terminal axons. There are, however, also other responsible regulatory systems, mostly the sensible and spinal ones. Three personal observations are used to illustrate the various triggering mechanisms. A review of the literature on this subject is added. Symptomatic treatment has not changed over past decades: Quinidine remains the treatment of choice. Other stabilizers of cell membranes are actually available, whose usefulness varies as a function of the cause of cramps.

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PubMed1993

[Tremors].

Tremor can present a diagnostic problem in family practise. Systematic analysis of this symptom allows rapid classification of the problem without use of rigid definitions. Unilateral or very asymmetric tremor that disappears at the onset of a movement is for example a typical sign for parkinsonism without analysis and differentiation between tremor at rest or position-dependent tremor. Also one may assume, that a symmetric tremor that aggravates during standing or movement in most cases is essential and not of cerebellar origin. Different forms of tremor and their therapies and main tremor types are presented graphically.

Adult↗