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ArticleCureus2022

Rituximab Was Effective in Relieving Symptoms of Isaacs Syndrome: A Case Report.

Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Akihiko Kudo, Takashi Inoue, Shintaro Fujii, Yuki Oshima

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
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What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kazuhiro HoriuchiNeurology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, JPN.
Akihiko KudoNeurology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JPN.
Takashi InoueNeurology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, JPN.
Shintaro FujiiNeurology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, JPN.
Yuki OshimaNeurology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JPN.
Hokkaido University · JPHakodate National Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We presented a 23-year-old patient who had experienced neuromyotonia in his left leg. Although he tested negative for anti-LGI1 and anti-CASPR2 antibodies, we diagnosed him with Isaacs syndrome due to myokymic discharges on electromyography and symptoms being relieved by intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). IVMP, IVIg, plasma exchange, or cyclosporine treatment did not provide a long-term response; however, rituximab showed long-term improvement. Rituximab should be considered early in the treatment of patients with antibody-negative Isaacs syndrome who are responsive to immunotherapy, including IVMP, IVIg, and plasma exchange, and have long-term symptoms that are hard to control.

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intravenous immunoglobulinisaacs syndromemyokymianeuromyotoniaplasma exchangerituximab

Identifiers

PMID36381695
PMCPMC9642979
OpenAlexW4303927959

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