Stiff-Man Syndrome and Variants
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Stiff-man syndrome and variants: clinical course, treatments, and outcomes.
BACKGROUND Little information is available about the incidence of stiff-man syndrome (SMS) (the classic form or its variants) or about long-term treatment responses and outcomes. OBJECTIVE To comprehensively describe the characteristics of a cohort of patients with SMS. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. PATIENTS Ninety-nine patients with classic SMS ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.991