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  2. Stiff-person syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Stiff-person syndrome (SPS), also known as stiff-man syndrome, [1] is a rare neurological disorder of unclear cause characterized by progressive muscular rigidity and stiffness. The stiffness primarily affects the truncal muscles and is characterised by spasms , resulting in postural deformities.

  3. Pneumothorax - Wikipedia

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    The most common findings in people with tension pneumothorax are chest pain and respiratory distress, often with an increased heart rate (tachycardia) and rapid breathing in the initial stages. Other findings may include quieter breath sounds on one side of the chest, low oxygen levels and blood pressure , and displacement of the trachea away ...

  4. What is stiff-person syndrome? - AOL

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    Here’s what to know about stiff-person syndrome, and how it affects the lives of people like Dion. What is stiff-person syndrome? Stiff-person syndrome — often called SPS — is a rare ...

  5. Inside Celine Dion’s Health Battle With Stiff Person Syndrome

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    Here is everything you need to know about Celine Dion’s struggle with stiff person syndrome. ... This can cause a sufferer to have difficulty walking, a general unsteadiness, a rigid posture ...

  6. Many patients with stiff person syndrome experience muscle cramping, spasms and stiffness constantly, but certain movements or emotions can trigger "a complete, whole-body spasm," Piquet, who is a ...

  7. Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea - Wikipedia

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    Long-term contact lens use can lead to alterations in corneal thickness, stromal thickness, curvature, corneal sensitivity, cell density, and epithelial oxygen uptake. . Other structural changes may include the formation of epithelial vacuoles and microcysts (containing cellular debris), corneal neovascularization, as well as the emergence of polymegethism in the corneal endoth

  8. Céline Dion details 1st symptoms of stiff person syndrome ...

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    Dion will give audiences an intimate look into her life with stiff person syndrome in a new documentary, “I Am: Celine Dion,” which will stream on Prime Video on June 25. It's the first time ...

  9. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. [1] Symptoms include shortness of breath (dyspnea), rapid breathing (tachypnea), and bluish skin coloration (cyanosis). [ 1 ]