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Fulminant Myocarditis Complicated by Stiff-person Syndrome: A Case Report

Cardiology Discovery
This case report described a 61-year-old woman who presented with dizziness, headache, muscle ache, diplopia, and vomiting who lost consciousness. Upon hospital admission, the levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and partial pressure of carbon ...
Peng Chen, Nana Tang, Huilan Zhang, Dao Wen Wang   +3 more
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Case Report: Suspected “stiff dog syndrome” in a Maltese dog

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
A Maltese dog was presented with a stiff gait, secondary to muscle hypertonicity, affecting the axial and proximal appendicular muscles, which had progressively worsened over the last 4 years, associated with episodes of muscle spasms.
Valentina Buffagni, Francesca Fidanzio, Diletta Dell’Apa, Fabio Tummolo, Marco Bernardini, Marco Bernardini, Ezio Bianchi   +6 more
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Stiff person syndrome: still a difficult and overlooked diagnosis

, 2020
We present a case of stiff person syndrome (SPS) with a description of the diagnostic challenges and a discussion of the implication of novel antibodies. SPS is a rare neurological disorder presenting with severe rigidity, muscle spasms and impaired gait
Nissen, Mette Scheller, Forsberg, Jonatan, Blaabjerg, Morten, Bode, Matthias   +3 more
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Treatment of stiff person syndrome with rituximab

This case report is about the novel use of the anti-CD20 antibody, rituximab, in the treatment of a 41 year old woman with stiff person syndrome. She was admitted to hospital as an emergency with prolonged and painful extensor spasms affecting the neck ...
Bates D, Baker MR, Fawcett PRW, Isaacs J, Das M   +4 more
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Ophthalmoplegia and Downbeat Nystagmus in Stiff-Person Syndrome

, 2009
Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a poorly understood condition with generalized stiffness and rigidity thought to be centrally mediated. Diagnosis is supported by the presence of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADab).
Aimee Szewka; Janet Rucker
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STIFF PERSON SYNDROME (MOERSCH-WOLTMAN)

, 2010
Cilj ovog članka je dati pregled znanstveno potvrđenih spoznaja o epidemiologiji, genetici, etiopatogenezi, kliničkoj slici, dijagnostici i liječenju sindroma ukočene osobe.
ČERIMAGIĆ, DENIS, ERVINA BILIĆ, BILIĆ, ERVINA, DENIS ČERIMAGIĆ   +3 more
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Graph-Theoretical Approach for Predicting Physicochemical Properties of Stiff-Person Syndrome Drugs. [PDF]

ChemistryOpen
Ali J, Ali Y, Malik MA, Shang Y.
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Is “stiff-person syndrome” really autoimmune?

When French Canadian Singer Céline Dion went on her Taking Chances World Tour (2008-9), which included nine shows across five cities in South Africa, as well as performances in Dubai, Tokyo, Osaka, Macau, Seoul, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur (Malasia) and 4 ...
Dr. George Perry, PhD (18015052), Dr. Lawrence Broxmeyer, MD (8567670)   +1 more
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Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome-A Critical Review and Update. [PDF]

Toxins (Basel)
Tohidian AG, Comtesse SM, Etemadmoghadam S, Jabbari B.   +3 more
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Anti glutamate-decarboxylase antibodies: A liaison between localisation related epilepsy, stiff-person syndrome and type-1 diabetes mellitus

, 2014
We present two patients with partial epilepsy, type-1 diabetes and stiff person syndrome associated with high serum autoantibody levels to glutamate-decarboxylase (anti-GAD). Both patients were or have suffered from additional autoimmune conditions.
Soós, Z., Winkler, Gábor, Barcs, G., Szűcs, Anna, Kamondi, Anita, Folyovich, András   +5 more
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