Know Everything About Stiff-Person Syndrome. It's Symptoms and Treatment

Stiff-Person Syndrome: The National Institute for Neurological Disorders describes Moersch-Woltman syndrome, commonly known as stiff-person syndrome (SPS), as a rare, progressive neurological condition that affects the muscles in the torso, arms, and legs. These muscles grow rigid and the person becomes sensitive to touch, noise, and mental disturbance. Muscle spasms may also be triggered by this.

One in a million people have this extremely rare ailment, which Celine disclosed affects the body's central nervous system. People with SPS may gradually adopt aberrant, frequently hunched-over postures, which could impair their ability to walk and move normally.

The disorder "has a range of severity, from relatively moderate - easily controlled with a little bit of medicine - to those that are quite severe and can be, honestly, quite crippled from it," according to Dr. Richard Nowak, an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine. The regular channels of communication between the brain and the muscles are disrupted.
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Symptoms of Stiff-Person Syndrome

Although the cause of SPS is still unknown, this rare disease's symptoms include muscle stiffness, severe spasms, and impairment of normal reflexes. Additionally, this could result in severe injury.

Affected people claimed that they regularly struggled with neurological issues that prevented them from using their vocal chords in the manner to which they were accustomed.

Due to the fact that street noises, such as the sound of a car horn, can produce spasms and falls, people with SPS may be scared to leave the house.

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Cure for Stiff-Person Syndrome

While the exact pathogenesis of SPS is unknown, research have suggested that it results from an incorrectly directed immunological response between the brain and the spinal cord. Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, psychosomatic sickness, anxiety, and phobia are occasionally misdiagnosed as SPS.
A blood test that gauges the amount of antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) can be used to diagnose SPS. GAD antibodies are typically present in higher amounts in SPS patients.

Treatment options could include anti-anxiety drugs, muscle relaxants, and painkillers. It is possible to manage the symptoms with routine checkups. The condition may seriously impede daily functioning if untreated.

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