Stiff Person Archives - Insights https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/category/neurology/stiff-person/ Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:42:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Specialized testing helps reverse effects of stiff-person syndrome: James Kypuros https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/12/11/specialized-testing-helps-reverse-effects-of-stiff-person-syndrome-james-kypuros/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/12/11/specialized-testing-helps-reverse-effects-of-stiff-person-syndrome-james-kypuros/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=106916 Specialized testing helps reverse effects of stiff-person syndrome: James KypurosOne summer morning, James Kypuros awoke to find his toes stiffened like claws. Then he started having falls, which culminated in losing his ability to walk or even sit up without help. Diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, James wouldn’t find hope or relief until he was treated for glycine receptor antibody syndrome following specialized testing by Mayo Clinic.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/12/11/specialized-testing-helps-reverse-effects-of-stiff-person-syndrome-james-kypuros/feed/ 0 Lab discoveries fuel updates for autoimmune movement disorders test https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/02/08/lab-discoveries-fuel-updates-for-autoimmune-movement-disorders-test/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/02/08/lab-discoveries-fuel-updates-for-autoimmune-movement-disorders-test/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=96777 Lab discoveries fuel updates for autoimmune movement disorders testMayo Clinic Laboratories expanded movement disorders panel better identifies autoimmune conditions. Four recently identified biomarkers — septin-5, septin-7, neurochondrin, and adaptor protein-3B2 — have been added to the panel, and all four have been shown to respond to immunotherapy.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/02/08/lab-discoveries-fuel-updates-for-autoimmune-movement-disorders-test/feed/ 0 Stiff-Person/PERM Evaluation https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/02/22/stiff-person-a-test-in-focus/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/02/22/stiff-person-a-test-in-focus/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:45:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=84843 Stiff-Person/PERM EvaluationAndrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' stiff-person assay provides comprehensive evaluation for individuals on the spectrum of stiff-person syndrome. In addition to guiding treatment decisions, the assay can help confirm the most-severe stiff-person phenotype — known as PERM — which is associated with potential cancers.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/02/22/stiff-person-a-test-in-focus/feed/ 0 Reclaiming her joy: Joy Carol https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/01/24/reclaiming-her-joy-joy-carol/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/01/24/reclaiming-her-joy-joy-carol/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:45:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=83883 Reclaiming her joy: Joy CarolA tenacious fighter, Joy Carol never lost hope that a mysterious condition that had stripped her of her ability to move would be identified. Hope turned into reality when a Mayo Clinic Laboratories test identified the cause of her illness and opened the door to successful treatment.

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