Mazen Dimachkie, M.D., professor of neurology and director of the Neuromuscular Division in the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center, has co-authored “Diagnosis and Treatment of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome” with Matthew C. Varon, M.D., a neurologist at The University of Kansas Health System.

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare autoimmune presynaptic disorder of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) associated with weakness, reduced or absent muscle stretch reflexes and autonomic dysfunction.