Stiff person syndrome - An unusual paraneoplastic neurological phenomenon in carcinoid tumour
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[Stiff-person syndrome and other myelopathies constitute paraneoplastic neurological syndromes].
Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is an autoimmune neurological disorder characterized by rigidity of the trunk and proximal limb muscles, intermittent superimposed spasms, and increased sensitivity to external stimuli. It has been more than 50 years since Moerch and Woltman reported the first 14 cases with this syndrome. During the last half century, many autoantibodies discovered, such as anti-glut...
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Stiff-person syndrome or Moersch-Woltmann is a very rare and disabling neurologic disorder characterized by muscle rigidity and episodic spasms involving axial and limb musculature. It is an autoimmune disorder resulting in a malfunction of aminobutyric acid mediated inhibitory networks in the central nervous system. We describe a patient of stiff person syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Neurological Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0022-510X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1336