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