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Stiff-Person Syndrome and Related Disorders

A Comprehensive, Practical Guide

  • A first-of-its-kind, comprehensive book on this dedicated topic

  • Authored by two neuromuscular and one movement disorder experts

  • Covers both clinical and basic science aspects of these disorders, suitable for a wide range of audience including clinicians and basic scientists

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Historical Background of Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 1-10
  3. Clinical Phenomenology of Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 11-19
  4. Differential Diagnosis of Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 21-26
  5. Electrophysiology of Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 27-35
  6. Neurochemistry of Inhibitory Synapses and Clinical Applications in Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 37-45
  7. Immunopathogenesis of Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 47-54
  8. Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 65 (GAD65)-Associated Syndromes

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 55-71
  9. Antibodies in Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders and Their Correlations with Clinical Phenotypes

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 73-86
  10. Progressive Encephalomyelitis with Rigidity and Myoclonus

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 87-96
  11. Pediatric Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 97-102
  12. Diagnostic Approach in Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 103-109
  13. Treatment of Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 111-130
  14. Emergencies in Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorders

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 131-139
  15. Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability Syndromes

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 141-157
  16. Startle Syndromes

    • Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji
    Pages 159-177
  17. Back Matter

    Pages 179-183

About this book

This comprehensive title covers all of the broad aspects of stiff-person spectrum disorders (SPSD), ranging from clinical features and laboratory investigations to the basic scientific roles of neuroimmunology and genetics that aid clinicians in understanding the pathogenesis of this disorder.

Organized across 15 chapters, this highly practical book begins with a thorough account of the history and clinical phenomenology of SPSD.  Subsequent chapters then delve into the differential diagnoses of the disorder, as well as its electrophysiology, immunopathogenesis, and neurochemistry. Following this is an analysis of each subtype of SPSD including classic stiff-person syndrome and its variants, correlations between clinical phenotypes and antibodies, as well as SPSD in the pediatric population. Finally, the book concludes with an examination of the various SPSD diagnostic approaches, treatments, and potential emergencies seen in clinical practice.

Developed by a renowned multidisciplinary authorship, Stiff-Person Syndrome and Related Disorders is an indispensable contribution to the clinical literature and will be of great interest to both clinicians and basic science researchers.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai

  • Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

    Bashar Katirji

About the authors

Pichet Termsarasab, MD
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
 
Thananan Thammongkolchai, MD
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand







Bashar Katirji, MD
Academic affiliation: Professor of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA. 
bashar.katirji@uhhospitals.org
Phone number: (216) 844-4854


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stiff-Person Syndrome and Related Disorders

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive, Practical Guide

  • Authors: Pichet Termsarasab, Thananan Thammongkolchai, Bashar Katirji

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43059-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43058-0Published: 28 May 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43061-0Published: 29 May 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43059-7Published: 27 May 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 183

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Psychiatry, Rheumatology, Immunology

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eBook USD 79.99
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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