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In Norway, about 30% of men over 60 years old have the condition, while in the United States about 5% of people are affected at some point in time. [2] In the United Kingdom, about 20% of people over 65 have some form of the disease. [6] More recent and wider studies show the highest prevalence in Africa (17 percent), Asia (15 percent). [10]
Patients may become unable to perform activities of daily living and most require assistive devices within 5 to 10 years of symptom onset. [11] sIBM does not significantly affect life expectancy, [1] although death related to malnutrition and respiratory failure can occur. [12] The risk of serious injury due to falls is increased. [1]
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. [3] [4] [5] It is usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and if left untreated it is the most common genetic cause of infant death. [6]
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).
MDP syndrome, also known as mandibular dysplasia with deafness and progeroid features, is an extremely rare metabolic disorder that prevents fatty tissue from being stored underneath the skin. It is only known to affect a very small number of people worldwide (fewer than 12 cases have been diagnosed as of December 2014).
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The name of the disease was shifted from "stiff-man syndrome" to the gender-neutral "stiff-person syndrome" in 1991. [40] In 1963, diazepam was determined to help alleviate symptoms of SPS. [7] Corticosteroids were first used to treat the condition in 1988, and plasma exchange was first applied the following year. [24]