03/24/2019

Shavit Gavish   October 11, 2017   #Brain and Nerves WHAT IS STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME Stiff-Person syndrome (SPS), is a rare progressive autoimmune disease of the nervous system, characterized by stiffness and painful episodic spasms in the muscles of the body, especially the spine. Coined first by doctors Frederick P. Moersch and Henry W. Woltman in 1956, it was originally known as “stiff man syndrome”, but the name underwent a change on the premise that individuals of both gender and all ages

03/23/2019

Written by Dr. Simi Paknikar   Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team  on Nov 19, 2015 What is Stiff-Person Syndrome? Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare disease of the nervous system characterized mainly by stiffening of muscles.  It is also associated with painful muscle spasms and can result in disability. There are several types of stiff-person syndrome: ---Classical stiff-person syndrome, which may be noted in patients with other autoimmune diseases. The trunk is

03/21/2019

November 3, 2007 Yesterday I "crashed" a party...SPS style.  I was invited to a baby shower.  Any social event can become spontaneously climatic when SPS is your constant escort...any moment of a day. I was experiencing a very good day...a sure warning.  I was helping to set out refreshments before the guests arrived.  The cake was an adorable confection - a pink baby carriage decorated with flowers.  (It is a girl.)  A baby shower cake is "the" desert and a focal table decoration combo. The