Stiff person syndrome in a Nepalese man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and ketonuria: A rare case report.

Authors

• Sanjeev Kharel
• Rajeev Ojha
• Siddhartha Bhandari
• Amit Sharma
• Naresh Parajuli
• Ragesh Karn
• Bikram Prasad Gajurel
• Reema Rajbhandari
• Niraj Gautam
• Ashish Lal Shrestha MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

2-1-2023

Abstract

Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a progressive Central Nervous System disorder is accompanied by progressive muscle rigidity, hyperreflexia, and spasms mainly in truncal and proximal leg muscles mainly associated with autoimmune disorders. Here, we report a rare case of SPS in a middle-aged Nepalese man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and ketonuria.

Volume

11

Issue

2

First Page

6936

Last Page

6936

ISSN

2050-0904

Published In/Presented At

Kharel, S., Ojha, R., Bhandari, S., Sharma, A., Parajuli, N., Karn, R., Gajurel, B. P., Rajbhandari, R., Gautam, N., & Shrestha, A. (2023). Stiff person syndrome in a Nepalese man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and ketonuria: A rare case report. Clinical case reports, 11(2), e6936. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6936

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

36789300

Department(s)

Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article