title: Stiff person syndrome.
abstract: This communication considers a patient with episodic muscle spasms. Pharmacological intervention and electrophysiological studies provided adequate evidence confirming the diagnosis of stiff person syndrome. Electrophysiological studies in present communication similar to earlier reports, confirmed once again the autonomous state of the anterior horn cell in this disease process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Apollo Institute of Neurosciences, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikhilesh
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Sayeed
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Saravanan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016750:Stiff-Person Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase; D003975:Diazepam