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<Articles JournalTitle="Case Reports in Clinical Practice">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Case Reports in Clinical Practice</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-2683</Issn>
      <Volume>8</Volume>
      <Issue>5</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>20</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Isaacs Syndrome in A Patient with Positive CASPR2 And LGI1 Antibodies: A Case Report and Literature Review</title>
    <FirstPage>217</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>222</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Rasa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Zafari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mona</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ahmadi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Neurosciences Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>24</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Isaacs Syndrome (IS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fasciculations, dysautonomia, and hyperactivity of muscle fibers due to hyperexcitability of the peripheral nerve system. Patients with IS often express voltage-gated potassium channels (VGKCs), contactin-associated protein 2 (CASPR2), and leucine-rich glioma- inactivated protein (LGI1) antibodies. Slower rates of grouped fasciculation, known as myokymia, are a common presentation in IS patients. Recently, carbamazepine has been considered as the first-line treatment to alleviate the symptoms of IS patients. In this report, the authors present a case of a female patient with ramps and unintended movements in the abdomen and both lower limbs. She was diagnosed with IS after the detection of myokymia in the needle electromyography (EMG) and a positive paraneoplastic panel for CASPR2 and LGI antibodies. The patient is now symptom-free due to the administration of Carbamazepine, Gabapentin, and Baclofen. Additionally, due to her potential risk for solid tumors, she is under regular follow-up.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/872</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
