An Unusual Case of Muscle Twitching: Its LGI1

Neurol India. 2021 Mar-Apr;69(2):493-494. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.314549.

Abstract

A 50-year-old male, presented with a two-months history of ascending paresthesias, with continuous twitchings over the body, associated with insomnia. His electromyography (EMG) revealed neuromyotonia and was diagnosed as a case of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability (PNH) syndrome due to Leucin-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) antibody. He showed significant improvement with intravenous immunoglobulin and carbamazepine.

Keywords: Hyperexcitability; LGI1 antibody; neuromyotonia; peripheral nerve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Autoantibodies
  • Fasciculation
  • Glioma*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Isaacs Syndrome* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscles

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • LGI1 protein, human