We identified 13 cases of NMS: 7 were male (53.8%) and the average age was 46.2 years (range 19.4–70.7 years) (Table 3). The most common ICD 10 diagnosis was F20 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and ...

The random episode triggered a cascade of medical appointments that led her to one possible answer: stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes muscle stiffness and painful spasms.