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A member asked:
Does stiff-person syndrome (moersch woltman) "burn out" with age, as the immune system weakens?
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No: The disease kniown as stiffman syndrome is not known to burn out if the synptoms reolve one would question the diagnosis. It is a progressive disease not well treated controlled with diazapam high doses and has been treated with plasmaphioresis with mixed results.
Answered 2/11/2012
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