Stem Cell Transplants Successful in Stiff Person Syndrome

September 1, 2014

(Medscape) – An intensive approach to autologous stem cells transplantation has allowed a return to normal function for patients with stiff person syndrome (SPS). Researchers at the Ottawa Blood and Marrow Transplant Program have so far performed transplants on 3 women with SPS. They describe the first 2 cases, both involving relatively young women, in a case series published online August 25 in JAMA Neurology. Both women were in clinical remission following the transplant and both have returned to their normal functioning.