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Query: UMLS:C0020672 (
hypothermia
)
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There are many causes of prolonged postoperative muscle weakness, including drugs, residual anesthetics, cerebrovascular events, electrolyte imbalance,
hypothermia
, and neuromuscular disease. Neuromuscular diseases are relatively rare, with the most common being myasthenia gravis and
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
(LEMS). We report an unusual case in which a patient who was given a muscle relaxant during mediastinoscopy developed postoperative muscle weakness that was ultimately diagnosed as secondary to LEMS.
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PMID:Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome as a cause of persistent neuromuscular weakness after a mediastinoscopic biopsy -A case report-. 2065 98
