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COVID-19 Still Surprising Us—A Rare Movement Disorder Induced by Infection

Brain Sciences, 2022
Background: Many neurological manifestations are part of COVID-19 infections, including movement disorders, but a clinical picture closely resembling stiff-person syndrome has not yet been described.
Carmen Adella Sirbu, Diana Popescu, Ion Stefan, Constantin Stefani, Marian Mitrica, Daniela Anghel   +5 more
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Homozygosity for a missense mutation in the 67 kDa isoform of glutamate decarboxylase in a family with autosomal recessive spastic cerebral palsy: parallels with Stiff-Person Syndrome and other movement disorders [PDF]

, 2004
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is an heterogeneous group of neurological disorders of movement and/or posture, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 1000 live births.
A Lernmark, Alex F Markham, B Hagberg, BG Condie, C Geoffrey Woods, CL Fawer, Clare N Lynex, CM Wiles, David T Bonthon, DF Bu, DF Bu, DJ Stone, DL Martin, DL Martin, DP McHale, DP McHale, E Maestrini, Eamonn R Maher, F Sandbrink, G Gaffney, GE Homanics, H Asada, H Mitoma, HM Meinck, I Hughes, Ian M Carr, J Kim, J Volpe, Jack P Leek, JO Forfar, JS Lappalainen, K Burk, K Dinkel, KCK Kuban, KH Gustavson, LM Dubowitz, LM Levy, M Baraitser, M Solimena, M Solimena, MC Dalakas, MG Erlander, MH Butler, N Laprade, N Paneth, POD Pharoah, PS Eicher, PT Bosma, Rajgopal Achuthan, RW Bond, S Bundey, S Chattopadhyay, S Kono, S Kure, S Mitchell, SD Chessler, Simon Mitchell, V Cormier-Daire   +57 more
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An update on malignant tumor-related stiff person syndrome spectrum disorders: clinical mechanism, treatment, and outcomes

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare central nervous system disorder associated with malignancies. In this review, we retrieved information from PubMed, up until August 2023, using various search terms and their combinations, including SPS, stiff person
Yong Peng, Yong Peng, Huan Yang, Ya-hui Xue, Ya-hui Xue, Quan Chen, Quan Chen, Hong Jin, Hong Jin, Shu Liu, Shu Liu, Shun-yu Yao, Shun-yu Yao, Miao-qiao Du, Miao-qiao Du   +14 more
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Stiff person syndrome and other immune-mediated movement disorders - new insights [PDF]

, 2016
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review highlights the recent developments in immune-mediated movement disorders and how they reflect on clinical practice and our understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
Balint, B, Bhatia, KP
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Anesthesia in a patient with Stiff Person Syndrome

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2016
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), typified by rigidity in muscles of the torso and extremities and painful episodic spasms, is a rare autoimmune-based neurological disease. Here we present the successful endotracheal intubation and application of TIVA without
Ozgur Yagan, Kadir Özyilmaz, Ahmet Özmaden, Özgür Sayin, Volkan Hanci   +4 more
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Ophthalmoparesis secondary to stiff-person syndrome - a case report [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Stiff-Person syndrome is a rare neuro-immunological condition predominantly affecting proximal and axial limb muscles, with a higher incidence in females aged between the third and seventh decades of life.
Henrique Rabelo de Azeredo, Bruno Silveira Santana, Ricardo Cardoso de Matos, Eric Pinheiro de Andrade   +3 more
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Cytoplasmic islet cell antibodies recognize distinct islet antigens in IDDM but not in stiff man syndrome [PDF]

, 1993
Cytoplasmic islet cell antibodies are well-established predictive markers of IDDM. Although target molecules of ICA have been suggested to be gangliosides, human monoclonal ICA of the immunoglobulin G class (MICA 1-6) produced from a patient with newly ...
Meinck, Hans-Michael, Northemann, Wolfgang, Richter, Wiltrud, Scherbaum, Werner A., Seißler, Jochen, Wolfahrt, S.   +5 more
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Stiff Person Syndrome: A Case Report with Sudden Onset and Coexistence of Sero-Positive Antibodies to Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase and Anti-SOX1 Antibodies

Case Reports in Neurology, 2022
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is an extremely rare neurological condition characterized by muscle stiffness and painful muscle spasms. The symptoms often progress slowly and can cause disability.
Phuong Minh Nguyen, Dung Duy Vu, Kien Dung Vu, Hai Thanh Nguyen, Dinh Van Nguyen   +4 more
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Uncommon presentation of a common disorder

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013
We report about a young male who presented with generalized muscle stiffness, involving the limb, facial, and paraspinal muscles. The stiffness was severe enough to restrict all his daily activities, progressively increased with movements and also ...
P R Sowmini, M Jawahar, K Bhanu
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Stiff-Person Syndrome Following Tick-Borne Meningoencephalitis

Acta Medica, 2011
Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare disorder characterized by muscle stiffness and painful spasms. Misdiagnosis may occur due to the fact that the clinical picture of SPS is often atypical. The main pathophysiologic mechanism underlying the development
Edvard Ehler, Jan Latta, Petra Mandysová, Jana Havlasová, Milan Mrklovský   +4 more
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