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Diseases » Stiff-Person Syndrome » Summary

Further references to Stiff-Person Syndrome

Source: Diseases Database

eMedicine - Stiff Person Syndrome : Article by Nancy Rodgers-Neame, MD
Stiff-Person Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Source: Diseases Database

Source: Office of Rare Diseases

Stiff-Person Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Stiff-Person Syndrome, or a subtype of Stiff-Person Syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Source: Orphanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Stiff-Person Syndrome as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Source: Other References

Barker, R, and Marsden C.
Successful Treatment of Stiff Man Syndrome with Intravenous Immunoglobulin. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neuropsychiatry, 62; 426 (1997)

Bradley, W, et al (eds).
Neurology in Clinical Practice: Principles of Diagnosis and Management, vol. II Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, p. 367 (1991)

Levy, L., Floeter, MK, and Dalakas, M.
Stiff-person syndrome -- an autoimmune disorder affecting gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmission. Annals of Internal Medicine 131; 522-530 (1999)

McEvoy, K.
Stiff-man Syndrome. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 66; 300-304 (1991)

McEvoy, K.
Stiff-man Syndrome. Seminars in Neurology, 11:3; 197-204 (September 1991)

Spada, P, and Spada, J.
Stiff-man Syndrome: A Rare Disorder of the Central Nervous System. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 26:6; 364-366 (December 1994)

Thoene, J (ed).
Physicians' Guide to Rare Diseases Dowden Publishing Company, Inc., Montvale, NJ, p. 441 (1992)

Wyngaarden, J, et al (eds).
Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th edition W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 2264 (1992) (Source: excerpt from NINDS Stiff-Person Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)