Celine Dion Syndrome: What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome?
Celine Dion, the Canadian singer, has stiff-person syndrome (SPS), also known as Moersch-Woltman syndrome. It is an uncommon neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms. Celine Dion, who was born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, rose to prominence as a teen sensation in her own country with a string of French-language albums in…
Celine Dion, the Canadian singer, has stiff-person syndrome (SPS), also known as Moersch-Woltman syndrome. It is an uncommon neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms.
Celine Dion, who was born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, rose to prominence as a teen sensation in her own country with a string of French-language albums in the 1980s. She first gained international attention when she won both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, representing Switzerland.
Celine Dion Syndrome: What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome?
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke defines SPS as a disorder with “features” of an autoimmune disorder. It affects the central nervous system, making a person more sensitive to noise, touch, and emotional distress.
“Most typically, it affects the muscle skeletal system where people have a considerable degree of pain, spasms that may basically affect any muscle within the body,” Dr. Scott Newsome, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, stated.
