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Stiff-person syndrome (SPS), also known as stiff-man syndrome, [1] is a rare neurological disorder of unclear cause characterized by progressive muscular rigidity and stiffness. The stiffness primarily affects the truncal muscles and is characterised by spasms , resulting in postural deformities.
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“When you contract a muscle, the opposite muscle — say, the tricep, when the bicep contracts — relaxes,” says Dr. Marinos Dalakas, a Thomas Jefferson University neurologist who specializes ...
What are stiff person syndrome symptoms? The symptoms most associated with stiff person syndrome are painful spasms and muscle rigidity. The spasms most commonly start in the back and legs ...
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Andrew Larcher, 26, first developed symptoms of stiff-person syndrome in 2016. "My journey, as many others, included lots of doctor visits, hospital stays and very expensive medical tests," he ...
The condition was dubbed "Jones Syndrome" later that year but this term is not widely used as another condition is also known by this name. In 2010, another family of Moroccan-Jewish origin were reported to have the syndrome, and it was noted that the posterior fossa anomalies were most likely responsible for the development of hydrocephalus. [2]