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Treatment of stiff-man syndrome with intravenous immune globulin
E W Karlson1, L Sudarsky, E Ruderman
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Arthritis and Rheumatism
|June 1, 1994
Objective:
To evaluate the efficacy of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the treatment of stiff-man syndrome (SMS).
Methods:
An open, unblinded study of 3 patients with active disease and/or disease refractory to treatment with diazepam and/or corticosteroids.
Results:
All 3 bedridden patients improved substantially shortly after infusion with IVIG and regained function.
Conclusion:
IVIG may be useful for the treatment of SMS.