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Treatment of Stiff-Person Syndrome
, 2019 Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is characterized by (1) stiffness of truncal and limb muscles due to continuous co-contracture of agonist and antagonist muscles resulting in hyperlordosis, difficulty bending or turning, and slow, wide-based gait, (2) sudden spasms precipitated by unexpected noises and tactile or visual stimuli, and (3) overt anxiety with ...
Marinos C. Dalakas, Dalakas, M.C.
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, 2022 Background: Stiff-person syndrome is a disorder of the central nervous system that manifests by progressive rigidity together with muscle spasms of the axial and limb muscles. After its initial description in 1956, significant progress has been made in its diagnosis and treatment, although there are still unclear elements about its pathogenesis.
Simon, Florian,
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Celiac disease with neurological manifestations mimicking stiff‐person syndrome [PDF]
JGH OpenCeliac disease (CD), a gluten‐related disease, is a multi‐system rare disorder mainly involving the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical signs of CD are exceedingly heterogeneous, which increases the difficulty of clinical differential diagnosis ...
Jie Niu +4 more
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Extracorporeal photopheresis in stiff person syndrome [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyYandy Marx Castillo-Aleman +1 more
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Stiff Person Syndrome and Gluten Sensitivity [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare autoimmune disease characterised by axial stiffness and episodic painful spasms. It is associated with additional autoimmune diseases and cerebellar ataxia. Most patients with SPS have high levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies.
Hadjivassiliou, M. +4 more
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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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, 2022 Pituitary adenoma can manifest as pituitary hypofunction, which can cause symptoms of panhypopituitarism. Commonly, symptoms of hormonal deficiencies such as lethargy, weight change, cold intolerance, and sexual dysfunction are reported.
Goh, Kian Guan +2 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 +2 more
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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 +9 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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