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Stiff-Person Syndrome [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, 1992
ABSTRACT:The stiff-person syndrome is a disorder of persistent, painful muscle contractions predominately affecting the axial musculature. We describe a patient with this disorder and review its pathophysiology. Molecular biologic and immunologic techniques have recently added to the understanding of the mechanism of this disorder.
M S, Jog, C D, Lambert, A E, Lang
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Stiff-person syndrome manifesting as unilateral extrinsic ocular musculature paresis [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo)
Iago Resende Carvalho, Diogo Fernandes dos Santos   +1 more
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Stiff Person Syndrome and Acetylcholine Receptor Ganglionic Neuronal Antibodies

Case Reports in Neurology, 2020
The association between stiff person syndrome and paraneoplastic syndromes has been described, linking intracellular or extracellular antibodies. We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman with stiff person syndrome and positivity for acetylcholine ...
Jacobo Lester, Jimmy Cojab, Enrique Klériga   +2 more
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Stiff person syndrome presenting with sudden onset of shortness of breath and difficulty moving the right arm: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction First described in 1956, stiff person syndrome is characterized by episodes of slowly progressive stiffness and rigidity in both the paraspinal and limb muscles.
Hunt Thomas, Martin Kate, Goodson Bradley   +2 more
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Cerebellar Ataxia Followed by Stiff Person Syndrome in a Patient with Anti-GAD Antibodies

Case Reports in Immunology, 2020
Anti-GAD antibody syndrome is a result of the production of antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), the main enzyme responsible for the production of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Sinali O. Seneviratne, Katherine A. Buzzard, Belinda Cruse, Mastura Monif   +3 more
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Prevalence of non-neurological autoantibodies and related comorbidities in stiff person spectrum disorders

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
BackgroundStiff Person Syndrome Spectrum Disorders (SPSD) are a group of rare neurological disorders that can present alongside other autoimmune conditions.
Alexandra Balshi, Alexandra Balshi, Elena Taylor, Yishang Huang, Danielle Obando, Ashley Miles, Michael Comisac, Yujie Wang, Yujie Wang, Scott D. Newsome   +9 more
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Stiff-Leg Syndrome Associated with Autoimmune Retinopathy and Its Treatment with IVIg—A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Brain Sciences, 2023
Antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) have been predominantly associated with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), which is often accompanied by organ-specific autoimmune diseases, such as late-onset type 1 diabetes. Autoimmune retinal pathology in SPS
Vassilis E. Papadopoulos, George K. Papadimas, Sofia Androudi, Maria Anagnostouli, Maria-Eleftheria Evangelopoulos   +4 more
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Stiff-person syndrome – a literature review

Aktualności Neurologiczne, 2019
Stiff-person syndrome, also known as stiff-man syndrome (SMS) or the Moersch–Woltman syndrome, was first described in 1956. The disease is rare. The estimated prevalence in the general population is 1–2 cases/1,000,000, and the annual incidence is 1 case
Karol Jastrzębski
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Bi-allelic GAD1 variants cause a neonatal onset syndromic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. [PDF]

, 2020
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies are a heterogeneous group of early-onset epilepsy syndromes dramatically impairing neurodevelopment. Modern genomic technologies have revealed a number of monogenic origins and opened the door to therapeutic ...
Alix, E, Alkaya, DU, Ashrafzadeh, F, Becker, F, Bilguvar, K, Chatron, N, de Bellescize, J, EuroEpinomics-RES consortium AR working group, Gunes, N, Hardies, K, Hussien, H, Karimiani, EG, Kok, F, Labalme, A, Lerche, H, Lesca, G, Maroofian, R, May, P, Morsy, H, Moslemi, A-R, Nabil, A, Najafi, M, Omar, T, Poulat, A-L, Ramos, L, Roselli, S, Sanlaville, D, Schmidts, M, Tajsharghi, H, Tuysuz, B, Weckhuysen, S   +30 more
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Dystonia and paroxysmal dyskinesias: under-recognized movement disorders in domestic animals? A comparison with human dystonia/paroxysmal dyskinesias. [PDF]

, 2015
Dystonia is defined as a neurological syndrome characterized by involuntary sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing twisting, often repetitive movements, and postures.
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