Stiff person syndrome (SPS) complicated by respiratory failure: successful treatment with rituximab

J Neurol. 2012 Jan;259(1):180-1. doi: 10.1007/s00415-011-6123-9. Epub 2011 Jun 7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Airway Extubation
  • Airway Management
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Disease Progression
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hyperthyroidism / complications
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Physical Examination
  • Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / complications
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / complications*
  • Rituximab
  • Stiff-Person Syndrome / complications*
  • Stiff-Person Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Rituximab