Pregnancy in stiff-limb syndrome

Movement Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 852-854

  Weatherby, Stuart J M ^a   Woolner, Philippa ^a   Clarke, Carl E ^a,b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Stiff limb syndrome; Stiff person syndrome

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RELAPSE; SCREENING TEST; STIFF LIMB SYNDROME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME;

EID: 4344624595     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20094     Document Type: Article

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