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A condition characterized by persistent spasms involving multiple muscles, primarily in the lower limbs and trunk. The illness tends to occur in the fourth to sixth decade of life, presenting with intermittent spasms that become continuous. Minor sensory stimuli, such as noise and light touch, precipitate severe spasms. Spasms do not occur during sleep and only rarely involve cranial muscles.

Resources in This Category

• NORD: Stiff Person Syndrome

  http://www.rarediseases.org/search/rdbdetail_abstract.html?disname=Stiff+Person+Syndrome
  Offers synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.

• Stiff-Person Syndrome

  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stiffperson/stiffperson.htm
  Information sheet compiled by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

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