title: Rigid spine syndrome and progressive external ophthalmoplegia in a 15-year-old girl.
abstract: A 15-year-old girl presented with rigid spine syndrome (RSS) associated with a myopathy of benign course, marked proliferation of perimysial and endomysial connective tissue, severe scoliosis, and progressive paralysis of upward and lateral gaze. This is the first report of RSS and progressive ophthalmoplegia in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Clinic for Paediatric Neurology and Psychiatry, Beograd, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Todorović
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013577:Syndrome