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. 1982 Dec;45(12):1159–1160. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.45.12.1159

Jerking stiff-man syndrome.

R Alberca, M Romero, J Chaparro
PMCID: PMC491704  PMID: 7161612

Abstract

A female patient had permanent axial muscular rigidity similar to the "stiff-man syndrome", together with axial myoclonus triggered by stretch reflexes and by supramaximal stimulation of the supraorbital nerve. The disorder responded to treatment with diazepam and baclofen. This disorder bore a marked similarity to the so-called "jerking stiff-man syndrome".

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