Nikhilesh, JSayeed, Z ASaravanan, P KPaul, J2001-05-222009-05-302001-05-222009-05-302001-05-22Nikhilesh J, Sayeed ZA, Saravanan PK, Paul J. Stiff person syndrome. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2001 May; 49(): 568-70http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/86713This communication considers a patient with episodic muscle spasms. Pharmacological intervention and electrophysiological studies provided adequate evidence confirming the diagnosis of stiff person syndrome. Electrophysiological studies in present communication similar to earlier reports, confirmed once again the autonomous state of the anterior horn cell in this disease process.engAdultAutoantibodies --analysisDiazepam --therapeutic useElectromyography --methodsElectrophysiology --methodsFemaleGlutamate Decarboxylase --immunologyHumansMuscle Relaxants, Central --therapeutic useStiff-Person Syndrome --diagnosisCase Reports