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Stiffman syndrome: do symptoms get worse if paitent over does it?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Considering: that many people get the same disorder (abnormal balance of GABA levels) JUST from overdoing it, yes, absolutely. This is a disorder in which the body attacks its own down-regulator of muscle tone producing a tetanus like effect! http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology_neurosurgery/centers_clinics/neuroimmunology_and_neurological_infections/conditions/stiff_person_syndrome.html treatable.

Answered 10/25/2015

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