
Focal gradual-onset variant of stiff-person syndrome
02/15/2019
Neurologia" (The English Edition)
November - December 2016
Neurology Service, Son Llàtzer Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Focal and long-term form of the syndrome of the rigid person
Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare disorder characterised by muscle rigidity and painful intermittent spasms. It has been suggested to have an autoimmune basis since it features antibodies which act on the GABAergic system and it is associated with other autoimmune disorders.1–3 It affects