Treatment of stiff-person syndrome with botulinum toxin
Jabbari B, Richardson D. Treatment of stiff-person syndrome with botulinum toxin. 2009, 189-194. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511575761.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStiff-person syndromeGlutamic acid decarboxylaseIslet cell antibodiesMuscle spasmTypical stiff-person syndromePainful muscle spasmsStiff-man syndromeLevels of antibodiesGamma-amino butyric acidEpisodic spasmsCell antibodiesProximal musclesAutoimmune disordersMuscle rigidityIdiopathic formLimb rigiditySpontaneous firingBotulinum toxinSpinal cordLower extremitiesMuscular rigidityInhibitory interneuronsLumbar spineAbdominal wallHigh incidence