'Stiff-man syndrome' in an adolescent.
A 16-year-old body with stiff-man syndrome is described because the condition rarely occurs in this age group. Diagnosis, by appropriate electrodiagnostic studies, is important because stiff-man syndrome is easily treated with high doses of diazepam.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013577:Syndrome
D003975:Diazepam