Review of 23 patients affected by the stiff man syndrome: Clinical subdivision into stiff trunk (man) syndrome, stiff limb syndrome, and progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 633-640

  Barker, R A ^a   Revesz, T ^b   Thom, M ^b   Marsden, C D ^a,c   Brown, P ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Neuropathology ^*

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity; Stiff limb syndrome; Stiff man syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENERVATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG MUSCLE; LIMB; LORDOSIS; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REFLEX; RIGIDITY; SPHINCTER; SPINAL CORD LESION; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; THERAPY; TRUNK; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0031765541     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.5.633     Document Type: Article

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