Stiff man syndrome definitions

stiff-man syndrome

<syndrome> Rare central nervous system disorder of unknown aetiology characterised by progressive rigidity and painful spasms of the axial and limb musculature. Diagnosis is based on the appropriate clinical signs, continuous motor activity on electromyography, and significant favourable response to diazepam. It has been suggested that the sy...
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stiff man syndrome

a condition of unknown etiology marked by painful, progressive fluctuating rigidity of axial and limb muscles in the absence of signs of cerebral or spinal cord disease but with continuous electromyographic activity.
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