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

Sanjeev KharelRajeeb OjhaSiddhartha BhandariAmit SharmaNaresh ParajuliRagesh KarnBikram Prasad GajurelReema RajbhandariNiraj GautamAshish Shrestha
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
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.
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