Difficult to Treat Focal, Stiff Person Syndrome of the Left Upper Extremity

Background. Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by muscle rigidity. It is a disorder of reduced GABA activity leading to increased muscle tone and often painful spasms. It generally presents in the axial musculature but rarely can involve only one limb, typically...

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Main Authors: Nathan E. Esplin, John W. Stelzer, Timothy B. Legare, Sayed K. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2580620