Stiff Person Syndrome Muscle Diseases Neurological Disorders Conditions and Diseases
A condition characterized by persistent spasms involving multiple muscles, primarily in the lower limbs and trunk. The illness tends to occur in the fourth to sixth decade of life, presenting with intermittent spasms that become continuous. Minor sensory stimuli, such as noise and light touch, precipitate severe spasms. Spasms do not occur during sleep and only rarely involve cranial muscles.
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- Stiff-Person Syndrome - Information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
- Stiff Person (Stiffman) Syndrome - Personal account of living with the condition, including neurological disorders description neurological disorders of symptoms, and details of current research.
- NORD: Stiff Person Syndrome - Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
- MCW HealthLink - An article about Stiff-person syndrome, a rare progressive neurological disorders neurological disorder.
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