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. 2016 Mar 4;6:340. doi: 10.7916/D85M65GD

Table 4. Reported Cases of Cryptogenic Stiff Person Syndrome and Its Variants.

Symptoms History or Examination Findings Testing Treatment Outcome
Reference Reported Diagnosis Age And Sex at Presentation Number Of Symptomatic Months Before Presentation Bulbar Dysfunction Genitourinary Dysfunction Difficulty Moving Limb Falls Gait Difficulties (Including Ataxia) Pain Axial Stiffness Or Hyperlordosis Autonomic Instability (Besides Genitourinary Dysfunction) Concomitant Autoimmunity Cramps/Spasms Encephalopathy Or Psychiatric/Behavioral Changes Hyperekplexia Hyperreflexia Limb Posturing/Dystonia Limb Stiffness/Rigidity Myoclonus Seizures Weakness Documentation Of Autoantibody Testing Serum Anti–Gad Or Anti–Glyr Antibodies CSF Oligoclonal Bands Electroencephalographic Abnormalities Electromyography Findings Consistent With SP MRI Brain Abnormalities (Incidental Findings Excluded) Antiepileptics Baclofen Benzodiazepines Botulinum Toxin Injections Intravenous Immune Globulin Other agents or interventions Plasmapheresis Steroids Steroid–sparing immunosuppression Surgical intervention Improvement or resolution 1 or more relapses Stabilization without improvement
Ughratdar et al.32 SL, SP 44M 168 + + + + + + + + + + +
Hegyi.40 SP 24F 9 + + + + + + + + + + +
Iwata et al.34 SL 29M 24 + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Prasad89 SP 51M 6 + + + + + + + + + + +
Sanefuji et al.90 SP 7F <1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Schreiber et al.41 SP 75F 36 + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Lorenzoni et al.33 SP 43M + + + T, V + + + + + + + + +
Clardy et al.14 SP 13M 2 + + + + + + +
Newton et al.42 SP 48M + + + + + + + + + + +
Vicente–Valor et al.43 SP 40M 72 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Sharma et al. 91 SP 65M 6 + + + + + + + + + + + +
Pakeerappa et al.92 SP 48M 17 + + + + + + + + +
Ueno et al.35 PERM 48F <1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +