RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Paraneoplastic “stiff person syndrome” with metastatic adenocarcinoma and anti-Ri antibodies
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 1402
OP 1404
DO 10.1212/01.WNL.0000123694.64121.D5
VO 62
IS 8
A1 McCabe, D. J.H.
A1 Turner, N. C.
A1 Chao, D.
A1 Leff, A.
A1 Gregson, N. A.
A1 Womersley, H. J.
A1 Mak, I.
A1 Perkin, G. D.
A1 Schapira, A. H.V.
YR 2004
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/62/8/1402.abstract
AB A 43-year-old woman presented with clinical and electrophysiologic features of stiff person syndrome (SPS), without abdominal or lumbar paraspinal muscle involvement. Investigations revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung with positive anti-Ri antibodies. Her clinical condition improved with diazepam, baclofen, tizanidine, and palliative chemotherapy. Screening for an underlying malignancy and anti-Ri antibodies should be considered in patients with SPS when clinical presentation is atypical.