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Richard L. Hughes, MD; M. Bashar Katirji, MD

Arch Neurol. 1986;43(11):1186-1187.

Abstract
• We describe a case of the Eaton-Lambert (myasthenic) syndrome (ELS) in a 56-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus. Treatment with successive courses of plasmapheresis produced clinical and electrophysiologic improvement in her ELS, without affecting her systemic lupus erythematosus. This case supports both the association of ELS with autoimmune disorders, and the use of plasmapheresis in the treatment of ELS.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr Hughes is now with the Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 10, 1986.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 E Ninth Ave, Denver, CO 80262 (Dr Hughes).