Stiff limb syndrome: End of spectrum or a separate entity?

Pain Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 594-597

  Misra, Usha K ^a   Maurya, Pradeep K ^a   Kalita, Jayantee ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diazepam; GAD antibody; Stiff limb; Stiff person syndrome; Stiffman; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DOMPERIDONE; TRAMADOL;

ACHILLES REFLEX; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; HYPOREFLEXIA; LEG CRAMP; MALE; STIFF MAN SYNDROME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADULT; DIAZEPAM; HICCUP; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; SEASONS; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME; VOMITING;

EID: 65349162188     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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