Stiff person syndrome

J Nikhilesh; Z A Sayeed; P K Saravanan; J Paul

Stiff person syndrome

J Assoc Physicians India. 2001 May:49:568-70.

Authors

J Nikhilesh¹, Z A Sayeed, P K Saravanan, J Paul

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Apollo Institute of Neurosciences, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.

PMID: 11361276

Abstract

This communication considers a patient with episodic muscle spasms. Pharmacological intervention and electrophysiological studies provided adequate evidence confirming the diagnosis of stiff person syndrome. Electrophysiological studies in present communication similar to earlier reports, confirmed once again the autonomous state of the anterior horn cell in this disease process.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Autoantibodies / analysis
Diazepam / therapeutic use
Electromyography / methods
Electrophysiology / methods
Female
Glutamate Decarboxylase / immunology
Humans
Muscle Relaxants, Central / therapeutic use
Stiff-Person Syndrome / diagnosis*
Stiff-Person Syndrome / drug therapy

Substances

Autoantibodies
Muscle Relaxants, Central
Glutamate Decarboxylase
Diazepam