Genetics of Stiff Child Syndrome

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-11-9

Keywords:

Stiff Child Syndrome, Rectal Diazepam, Myoclonus

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.

Published

2005-11-01

Issue

Section

Movement Disorders