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Stiff‐person like syndrome in a patient with multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies
Author(s) -
Chroni E.,
Papadimitriou A.,
Avramidis T.,
Terentiou A. E.,
Tzioras C.,
Divari R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.102006403.x
Subject(s) - medicine , occult , hormone , hormone replacement , pituitary disorder , pathology , alternative medicine
A patient with long‐standing, occult pituitary insufficiency, who developed painful muscle stiffness and superimposed spasms, closely resembling stiff‐person syndrome, was described. Complete resolution of neuromuscular symptoms with hormone replacement in this case, as well as in a previously reported one, led to the suggestion that a syndrome like stiff‐person could represent a rare consequence of multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies.