Celine Dion Current Open Speech On her Health Challanges

Céline Dion, a Canadian pop star make a name worldwide through her melodious voice, she announces the postponement of her tour to Europe in February 2003 because of a neurological disease known as" stiff person syndrome", which she is suffering from.

      This she made known to her fans and all at large on a live video on her Instagram page.

 she said I've been dealing with the problem of my health for a long time, and it's really been difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything I've been going through, it hurts me to tell you that I won't be ready to rest my tour in Europe in 2003. 

   she added I always give 100% when I do my shots, but my condition is not allowing me to do that right now. Different doctors are in my case as she also claims.

What is Stiff Person Syndrome?

Stiff Person Syndrome is an autoimmune and neurological disorder that causes rigidity and spasms in the truck and limbs, it causes stiff muscles in the trunk (torso) arm, leg, and limb, with episodes of severe muscle spasms and greater sensitivity to noise, touch, and emotional distress.

It can lead to disabled working or moving, thereby causing frequent falling because they do not have normal reflexes to catch or to hold themselves. people affected by this Stiff Person Syndrome are normally afraid to leave the house because vehicle horns or noises in the street can trigger spasms and falls.

Causes of Stiff Person Syndrome

 the causes of Stiff-Person Syndrome are yet unknown, but some researchers indicate that it is caused by an autoimmune response in the brain and spinal cord. Stiff-person syndrome is normally associated with other autoimmune diseases like type 1 Diabetes, Thyroiditis, Pernicious Anemia, and Vitiligo.

Diagnosis of a Stiff Person Syndrome  

 The diagnosis can be made with a blood test that measures the level of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies that lead to SPS.

 Antibody titer is also important for the diagnosis of Stiff-Person Syndrome to measure the glutamic acid decarboxylase number of antibodies in the blood.

 Up to 10 times above normal also are seen in diabetes but in stiff person syndrome, the titer is very high at least 10 times above the normal range seen in diabetes.  

Treatments for Stiff-Person Syndrome

several symptoms of Stiff-Person Syndrome improve with oral medication like anti-anxiety and muscle relaxants drug EG diazepam Baclofen or Gabapentin which helped to alleviate muscle spasms. 

Ivy immunoglobin (IVIg) is perhaps in the treatment of stiffness, sensitivity to no noise, touch, and stress, and for improving and balancing for people with Stiff-Person Syndrome.

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