stiff-person syndrome

stiff-person syndrome (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of stiff person syndrome.
   • 1958 February 24, Delos Smith, “Women Now Afflicted With Muscle Syndrome”, in The Pomona Progress Bulletin, 73rd year, number 21, Pomona, Calif., page 7:

     A further addition to the puzzle comes from the woman’s autopsy report. It showed definite abnormalities in muscles. Thus, “stiff-person syndrome” had a physical or organic base in her which means a hysterial^[sic] mental state is not necessarily the most likely explanation.

   • 2004 November 6, Wendy Isom, “Looking on the bright side of life: Mother of three with rare disease finds solace in faith”, in The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tenn., page 1C:

     The 39-year-old single mother of three was recently diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a painful and incurable progressive neurological disorder that causes stiffness and spasms of voluntary muscles.

   • 2013 October 3, Julius Whigham II, “Marathoner adapts to life with wheelchair, keeps racing”, in The Palm Beach Post, section N, page 6:

     When the disorder, stiff-person syndrome, eventually left her using a wheelchair, [Jacqui] Kapinowski began doing wheelchair competitions.