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Stiff-Person Syndrome: Case Series [PDF]
Journal of Movement Disorders, 2014 Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare disorder, characterized by progressive fluctuating muscular rigidity and spasms. Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibody is primarily involved in the pathogenesis of SPS and SPS is strongly associated with other ...
Yu Jin Jung +4 more
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Anesthetic Experience in a Patient with Stiff-Person Syndrome - Case Report [PDF]
Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, 2017 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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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 +3 more
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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 +2 more
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Anesthesia in a patient with Stiff Person Syndrome [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Rhabdomyolysis and autoimmune variant stiff-person syndrome
Clinics and Practice, 2016 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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Stiff‐person syndrome revealing an occult gray zone lymphoma: A diagnostic challenge
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Stiff‐Person Syndrome (SPS) can be associated with various malignancies, including lymphomas. Therefore, clinicians should always remain vigilant for the presence of an underlying malignancy, especially in older patients presenting ...
Mohammad Sadegh Fakhari +3 more
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Childhood Stiff-Person Syndrome Improved with Rituximab [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurology, 2012 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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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2016 Antibodies to GAD-65 have been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes , limbic encephalitis and Stiff person syndrome, however these diseases rarely occur concurrently.
Chandra Mohan Sharma +4 more
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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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