Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition Morvan syndrome is a rare, life-threatening, acquired neurologic disease characterized by neuromyotonia, dysautonomia and encephalopathy with severe insomnia. Signs involving central (e.g. hallucinations, confusion, amnesia, myoclonus), autonomic (e.g. variations in blood pressure, hyperhidrosis) and peripheral (e.g. painful cramps, myokymia) hyperactivity, as well as systemic manifestations (such as weight loss, pruritus, fever), are reported. Thymoma is present in some cases. Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms Limbic encephalitis-neuromyotonia-hyperhidrosis-polyneuropathy syndrome Limbiczne zapalenie mózgu - neuromiotonia - hiperhydroza - polineuropatia Włókienkowa pląsawiaca Morvana Morvan fibrillary chorea ORPHA code 83467 OMIM code - ICD10 code G60.8 ICD11 code 8E4A.3 *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl