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Stiff-person syndrome manifesting as unilateral extrinsic ocular musculature paresis [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Iago Resende Carvalho +1 more
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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 +5 more
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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 +14 more
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Ophthalmoparesis secondary to stiff-person syndrome - a case report [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de OftalmologiaStiff-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 +3 more
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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 +4 more
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Stiff person syndrome (SPS): Literature review and case report
South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2013 Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare, debilitating condition which presents with progressive and inconsistent neurological features. The main symptoms are stiffness and intermittent, painful muscle spasms, triggered and exacerbated by stressful and ...
Erna Pretorius, Wilmarie Struwig
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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 +4 more
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Case report of a patient with anti-GAD positive stiff person syndrome
Клинический разбор в общей медицинеStiff-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
Case Reports in Neurology, 2023 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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