Stiff person spectrum disorder diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and suggested diagnostic criteria.
Chia NH, McKeon A, Dalakas MC, Flanagan EP, Bower JH, Klassen BT, Dubey D, Zalewski NL, Duffy D, Pittock SJ, Zekeridou A.
Chia NH, et al.
Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2023 Jul;10(7):1083-1094. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51791. Epub 2023 May 22.
Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2023.
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SPSD more often had hypertonia (60% vs. 24%, p < 0.001), hyperreflexia (71% vs. 43%, p = 0.001), and lumbar hyperlordosis (67% vs. 9%, p < 0.001) and less likely functional neurologic signs (6% vs. 33%, p = 0.001). ...
SPSD more often had hypertonia (60% vs. 24%, p < 0.001), hyperreflexia (71% vs. 43%, p = 0.001), and lumbar hyperlordosis (67% vs.
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