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ArticleCureus2024

A Case Report of an Atypical Presentation of Morvan Syndrome.

Sara G Haroutunian, Rana Hoseen, Donya Farmand, Marinelle Camilon, Sanaz Hashemi

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Sara G HaroutunianMedicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, BRB.
Rana HoseenMedicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, BRB.
Donya FarmandFamily Medicine, California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
Marinelle CamilonInternal Medicine, California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
Sanaz HashemiInternal Medicine, California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.

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Abstract

Morvan syndrome, also known as Morvan's fibrillary chorea, is a rare paraneoplastic neurological syndrome presenting with central nervous system (CNS) symptoms, peripheral nerve hyperexcitability, and autonomic nervous system (ANS) manifestations. The etiology and severity of the disease are not well understood. An adult female presented with a sudden onset of chest pain, unilateral extremity weakness, blepharospasms, and muscle spasms, with positive voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) antibody and positive neuronal antibody (amphiphysin) in serum. Morvan syndrome can be diagnosed in patients with myokymia, positive VGKC antibody, and neuropsychiatric symptoms with a high clinical index of suspicion. This atypical presentation of Morvan syndrome in a female identifies a novel association of amphiphysin positivity in this rare disease.

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amphiphysinblepharospasmmorvan’s fibrillary choreamorvan syndromemuscle spasmmyokymiaparaneoplastic neurological syndromesvoltage-gated potassium channel

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PMCPMC11457925

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