Authors and Disclosures
Anh Thu Tran1, Richard A. Rison2* and Said R. Beydoun3
1Neuromuscular Division, Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo Street Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. 2Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center; PIH Health Hospital-Whittier; Neurology Consultants Medical Group, 12401 Washington Boulevard, Whittier, CA 90602, USA. 3Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center, 1520 San Pablo Street Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
*Correspondence
rison@usc.edu
Competing interests
SRB reports advisory, consulting, and speaking roles with Baxter and Grifols, and SRB has received research grants from Alexion, CSL, GSK, and Pfizer. RAR and ATT declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
SRB was involved in the clinical diagnostic evaluation and management of both patients. ATT interviewed and examined the patient in case 2. SRB performed, analyzed, and interpreted the electrodiagnostic studies and supervised the interview and examination of the patients. ATT generated the first draft of the manuscript. RAR reviewed, revised, and further edited the manuscript using an additional literature search. SRB and RAR were responsible for the intellectual content of the paper along with critical appraisals, suggestions, and revisions. All authors participated in and provided significant contributions to writing the manuscript. All authors are responsible for the intellectual content of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Authors' information
ATT is a recent former clinical neurophysiology fellow at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Los Angeles County Medical Center. SRB is a professor of neurology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Los Angeles County Medical Center. SRB is director of the University of Southern California Neuromuscular Program, a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, pain medicine, and neuromuscular medicine. SRB is also board-certified by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine in electrodiagnostic medicine. SRB is a member of the advisory board and the scientific committee of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of California. RAR is a deputy editor of the Journal of Medical Case Reports; an associate neurology editor of BMC Neurology, Grand Rounds, and Webmed Central; and a section editor of BMC Research Notes. RAR practices general neurology at Neurology Consultants Medical Group, serves as medical director of the PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Stroke Program and the PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, is a clinical assistant professor of neurology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Los Angeles County Medical Center, and is a fellow of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. RAR is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology and vascular neurology, and neurocritical care and neuroimaging by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties. RAR is also board-certified by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine in electrodiagnostic medicine. RAR is a former president of the Los Angeles Neurological Society and is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association.