title: Stiff-person like syndrome in a patient with multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies.
abstract: A patient with long-standing, occult pituitary insufficiency, who developed painful muscle stiffness and superimposed spasms, closely resembling stiff-person syndrome, was described. Complete resolution of neuromuscular symptoms with hormone replacement in this case, as well as in a previously reported one, led to the suggestion that a syndrome like stiff-person could represent a rare consequence of multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies.
authors: Department of Neurology, Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Chroni
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Papadimitriou
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Avramidis
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Terentiou
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Tzioras
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Divari
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016750:Stiff-Person Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010907:Pituitary Hormones