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Stiff-Person Syndrome

Known as: Syndromes, Congenital Stiff-Person, stiff mans syndrome, Syndrome, Stiff-Baby 
A condition characterized by persistent spasms (SPASM) involving multiple muscles, primarily in the lower limbs and trunk. The illness tends to occur… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Extrapyramidal DisordersExtrapyramidal and movement disordersHereditary Hyperekplexia

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Familial Hyperekplexia

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Review
1997
Review
1997
Chromosome 22q1l Deletion Syndrome: An Update and Review for the Primary Pediatrician
Chromosome 22ql1 deletion syndrome is a relatively newly described syndrome that encompasses the majority of patients previously… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Attention regulation by children with Down syndrome: coordinated joint attention and social referencing looks.
We examined attention regulation of children in two different situations designed to elicit triadic interactions (i.e., between… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome. Deficient activity of the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase component of fatty alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase in cultured fibroblasts.
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is an inherited disorder associated with impaired fatty alcohol oxidation due to deficient… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with risk of sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus infection, among urban high school students.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome transmission: changes in knowledge and behaviors among teenagers, Massachusetts statewide surveys, 1986 to 1988.
Despite substantial progress, adolescents remain at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Two independent… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Colorectal adenomas in the Lynch syndromes. Results of a colonoscopy screening program.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Recent trends in the prevalence and secondary prevention of Down's syndrome.
Examination of data from the Glasgow Registry of Congenital Anomalies indicated that 184 infants with Down's syndrome were born… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Psychiatric disability in female carriers of the fragile X chromosome.
Fragile X syndrome, an X-linked genetic condition, is an important genetic cause of mental retardation in males. In addition to… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Substance-Use Disorders in DSM-III-R
Using the newly revised DSM-III-R criteria for substance-abuse diagnoses, we examined dependence syndrome elements among 83… 
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Urinary flow and excretion of solutes during osmotic diuresis in hydropenic man.
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