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Pregnancy in stiff‐limb syndrome
Author(s) -
Weatherby Stuart J.M.,
Woolner Philippa,
Clarke Carl E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20094
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , stiff person syndrome , forceps , vaginal delivery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , biology , enzyme , biochemistry , glutamate decarboxylase , genetics , chemistry
To our knowledge, pregnancy in a patient with stiff‐limb‐syndrome (SLS) has not been reported. We present the case of a woman with SLS who improved during pregnancy, delivered a normal healthy baby by forceps‐assisted vaginal delivery, and suffered a mild postpartum “relapse.” © 2004 Movement Disorder Society