The Effectiveness of Combining Botulinum Toxin Type A and Therapeutic Exercise in Treating Spasticity in a Patient with Complicated Stiff-Person Syndrome: A Case …

R Marvulli, MV Raele, M Riccardi, G Farì, M Ranieri… - Diseases, 2024 - mdpi.com
Stiff-person syndrome is rare and disabling autoimmune condition that most frequently
affects women, with no real predisposition by race. Diagnosis is often arduous, which is why …

Utility of Botulinum Injections in Stiff‐Person Syndrome

LM Conners, A Betcher, A Shahinian… - Case Reports in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stiff‐person syndrome (SPS) is an uncommon neurological disorder characterized by
significant rigidity and muscle spasms primarily affecting the truncal and proximal …

Botulinum toxin a injection to facial and cervical paraspinal muscles in a patient with stiff person syndrome: A case report

PN Pakeerappa, P Birthi, S Salles - PM&R, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurologic disorder of unknown etiology characterized
by increased resting muscle tone, progressive rigidity, and stiffness of the axial musculature …

Botulinum toxin A in the treatment of stiff man syndrome

A Szczepańska-Szerej, M Kulka, J Wojczal… - Neurologia i …, 2003 - europepmc.org
Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS) is a very rare disorder characterised by progressive fluctuating
muscle rigidity and episodic spasm. So far, only two reports have demonstrated a significant …

[PDF][PDF] Stiff Person syndrome: a case report

A ALakkad, H Hussien, M Sami, M Salah… - International Journal of …, 2021 - academia.edu
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is rather unique among neurologic diagnoses. At relaxation,
motor-unit activation, continuous agonist and antagonist muscular contractions, as well as …

Stiff-person syndrome: persistent elevation of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies despite successful treatment with rituximab

EA Bacorro, R Tehrani - JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Stiff-person syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by fluctuating and
progressive stiffness of axial and limb musculature. The high prevalence of autoantibodies …

Long-term effects of combined botulinum toxin treatment and rehabilitation on upper limb muscle spasms: a case report

K Saito, Y Saito, K Hirota, H Matui… - Journal of Physical …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] We report our experience with a patient with a central spinal cord injury who
showed improved finger and upper limb functions after long-term treatment with a …

[HTML][HTML] Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) for stiff-person syndrome

FV Toscano, AK Vick, HH Shay, ES Delphin - 2012 - scirp.org
Stiff-Person syndrome is a rare autoimmune neurologic disorder that affects the central
nervous system by inhibiting production of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid …

Stiff-person syndrome presenting with headache

E Loder, J Stein - Cephalalgia, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Stiff-person (or stiff-man) syndrome (SPS) is a rare neuromuscular disorder characterized by
axial and limb muscle rigidity and spasm. Painful spasms of muscle can be provoked by …

Stiff-person syndrome treated with rituximab

ME Lobo, MLB Araújo, CAB Tomaz, N Allam - Case Reports, 2010 - casereports.bmj.com
Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurological condition consisting of progressive and
fluctuating rigidity of the axial muscles combined with painful spasms. The pathophysiology …