Stiff person syndrome in a Nepalese man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and ketonuria: A rare case report

Sanjeev Kharel; Rajeev Ojha; Siddhartha Bhandari; Amit Sharma; Naresh Parajuli; Ragesh Karn; Bikram Prasad Gajurel; Reema Rajbhandari; Niraj Gautam; Ashish Shrestha

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6936

Stiff person syndrome in a Nepalese man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and ketonuria: A rare case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 8;11(2):e6936. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6936. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Affiliations

¹ Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal.
² Department of Neurology Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal.
³ Department of Endocrinology Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal.

Abstract

Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a progressive Central Nervous System disorder is accompanied by progressive muscle rigidity, hyperreflexia, and spasms mainly in truncal and proximal leg muscles mainly associated with autoimmune disorders. Here, we report a rare case of SPS in a middle-aged Nepalese man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and ketonuria.

Keywords: diazepam; glutamic acid decarboxylase; stiff‐person syndrome; uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.

Publication types

Case Reports