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Enactivism, other minds, and mental disorders [PDF]
Although enactive approaches to cognition vary in terms of their character and scope, all endorse several core claims. The first is that cognition is tied to action.
Krueger, Joel
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Stiff Person Syndrome and Gluten Sensitivity [PDF]
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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Rhabdomyolysis and autoimmune variant stiff-person syndrome
Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by waxing and waning muscular rigidity, stiffness and spasms. Three subtypes have been described: paraneoplastic, autoimmune and idiopathic.
Shreyas Gangadhara +3 more
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Episodic neurologic disorders: syndromes, genes, and mechanisms. [PDF]
Many neurologic diseases cause discrete episodic impairment in contrast with progressive deterioration. The symptoms of these episodic disorders exhibit striking variety.
Fu, Ying-Hui +2 more
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Anesthetic Experience in a Patient with Stiff-Person Syndrome - Case Report
Stiff-person syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by muscle rigidity and episodic spasms. In this report, we present a case of stiff-person syndrome that underwent successful general anesthesia.
Yesim Cokay Abut, Tayfun Aldemir
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Childhood Stiff-Person Syndrome Improved with Rituximab
Introduction: Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is manifested by fluctuating rigidity of axial musculature with painful episodic spasms due to simultaneous co-contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles.
R. Fekete, J. Jankovic
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A 47-Year Old Female with Muscular Rigidity, New-Onset Diabetes and Hypothyroidism [PDF]
Background This case highlights a rare but devastating neurologic condition, Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). While symptoms of muscular rigidity andspasms areassocia ted with numerous neuromuscular conditions, the association between SPS, autoimmune ...
Valentino, MD, PhD, Michael A.
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Case report of a patient with anti-GAD positive stiff person syndrome
Stiff-person syndrome is an extremely rare disease, which is an autoimmune process with the formation of antibodies that mainly damage GABAergic neurons and is characterized by the development of symptoms of progressive rigidity and painful muscle spasms.
Aleksandr Yu. Ryabchenko +3 more
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Recurrent Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure in Stiff Person Syndrome
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is an extremely rare disease that presents with episodic painful muscle spasms and progressive muscle rigidity. Recent evidence suggests that SPS can rarely manifest with life-threatening respiratory complications.
Bhumika Bheemavarapu +4 more
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Respective implications of glutamate decarboxylase antibodies in stiff person syndrome and cerebellar ataxia [PDF]
International audienceBACKGROUND: To investigate whether Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) and cerebellar ataxia (CA) are associated with distinct GAD65-Ab epitope specificities and neuronal effects.
Christiane S Hampe +3 more
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