How do I know if I have Stiff Person Syndrome?

What signs or symptoms may make you suspect you may have Stiff Person Syndrome. People who have experience in Stiff Person Syndrome offer advice of what things may make you suspicious and which doctor you should go to to receive treatment

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See a good knowledgeable neurologist and get tested for autoimmune disorders, EMG studies, anti GAD testing and other laboratory studies to rule out malignancies.

Posted Dec 25, 2021 by Pathdoc 2500

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Think about it before you say to a patient who has muscle stiffness, spasms and caids freuentes is because he has a personality negative, obsessive, scary. And do the 2 tests of discard. Antibodies Antigad and Electromyography. The MRI is normal.

Posted Sep 18, 2017 by Fernando Vela Vallejo 3250

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I am a 68 year old male, born in Scotland but live in Sydney Australia who has lived with back problems since 1973, mid 1986 while holidaying in Oregon I went white water rafting on the Rogue River on an inner tube, unfortunately I was thrown off and...

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12/30/15, 10:14 PM by David

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I was misdiagnosed with Lupus in 2009 and finally got the correct diagnosis through GAD testing in Oct 2015. My neurologist, who specializes in SPS, Dr. Machado in Conn is the reason I am alive today along with my children and my husband and family. ...

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8/11/16, 1:12 PM by Jasmine Nardone-Franco

10 YEARS TO DIAGNOSIS

Symptoms started very gradually during/after first and only pregnancy in 2004. Full blown symptoms, including stiffness, drooping eyelids and soft palette, vertigo, dizziness, and altered gait by 2008. Diagnosed first with Myasthenia Gravis, and then...

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2009- infectious mononucleosis 2010 - diffuse toxic goiter 2011- endocrine ophthalmopathy 2013 - diabetes type 1 2013 - thyroidectomy 2014 - c-section 2015 - SPS

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> My name is Stacy Mayle and I'm 47 years old. I was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) 4 years ago, after developing symptoms at age 37. It took 10 years to diagnose since it is such a rare disorder. ...

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2/17/17, 2:21 AM by Stacy

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