Etymology

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

Today it means: A rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness of the limbs. Full definition →

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The story

Lambert, Eaton and Rooke at the Mayo Clinic were the first physicians to substantially describe the clinical and electrophysiological findings of the disease in 1956.

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