title: Stiff person syndrome (SPS) complicated by respiratory failure: successful treatment with rituximab.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hennessy
mesh_terms: D060666:Airway Extubation; D058109:Airway Management; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D018450:Disease Progression; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000150:complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D000069283:Rituximab; D016750:Stiff-Person Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D000069283:Rituximab