1993
Autoantibodies to a 128-kd Synaptic Protein in Three Women with the Stiff-Man Syndrome and Breast Cancer
Folli F, Solimena M, Cofiell R, Austoni M, Tallini G, Fasseta G, Bates D, Cartlidge N, Bottazzo G, Piccolo G, De Camilli P. Autoantibodies to a 128-kd Synaptic Protein in Three Women with the Stiff-Man Syndrome and Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 1993, 328: 546-551. PMID: 8381208, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199302253280805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBlotting, WesternBrainBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCerebrospinal FluidFemaleGlutamate DecarboxylaseHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsParaneoplastic SyndromesPrecipitin TestsRatsStiff-Person SyndromeSynapsesConceptsStiff-man syndromeBreast cancerNervous systemOrgan-specific autoimmune diseasesInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusSmall invasive ductal carcinomaNervous system antigensPercent of patientsOccult breast cancerSubgroup of patientsInvasive ductal carcinomaDetection of autoantibodiesCentral nervous systemParaneoplastic originControl patientsDiabetes mellitusThird patientDuctal carcinomaAutoimmune diseasesSystem antigensProgressive rigidityAutoantibodiesCerebrospinal fluidRare diseasePatients
1991
Sudden death and paroxysmal autonomic dysfunction in stiff-man syndrome
Mitsumoto H, Schwartzman M, Estes M, Chou S, La Franchise E, De Camilli P, Solimena M. Sudden death and paroxysmal autonomic dysfunction in stiff-man syndrome. Journal Of Neurology 1991, 238: 91-96. PMID: 1649913, DOI: 10.1007/bf00315688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStiff-man syndromeGABA-ergic neuronsAutonomic dysfunctionBrain stemSpinal cordCause of deathChronic inflammatory reactionPerivascular gliosisArterial hypertensionPerivascular infiltrationMuscle spasmNeuropathological studiesAutoimmune diseasesBasal gangliaFunctional impairmentUnexpected deathInflammatory reactionLymphocytic perivascular infiltrationSudden deathMuscular abnormalitiesCerebrospinal fluidPupillary dilationFrequent attacksDysfunctionNeurons