Genetics of Stiff Child Syndrome

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-11-9

Genetics of Stiff Child Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 19 (2005): Issue 11

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Nov 2005

Abstract

A Chinese boy with a DYT1 gene mutation presented with muscle stiffness, painful muscle spasms, myoclonus, and dystonia, compatible with stiff child syndrome, and is reported from Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-11-9 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 88 - 88

Published on: Nov 1, 2005

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Stiff Child Syndrome,

Rectal Diazepam,

Myoclonus

© 2005 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 19 (2005): Issue 11