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ReviewHormones (Athens, Greece)2025

Association of type 1 stiff-person syndrome and insulinoma: a case report and narrative review.

Michela Sibilla, Guglielmo Beccuti, Sara Belcastro, Umberto Mortara, Simone Parisi, Donata Campra, Alessandro Piovesan, Bruno Ferrero, Mauro Maccario, Mauro Papotti and 1 more

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Michela SibillaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Torino, TO, Italy.
Guglielmo BeccutiDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Torino, TO, Italy.
Sara BelcastroDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Torino, TO, Italy.
Umberto MortaraDivision of Pathology, Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Simone ParisiDivision of Rheumatology, Department of General and Specialist Medicine, Città Della Salute E Della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Donata CampraDivision of General and Emergency Surgery, Department of General and Specialist Medicine, Città Della Salute E Della Scienza University Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Alessandro PiovesanDivision of Oncologic Endocrinology, Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Bruno FerreroDivision of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Mauro MaccarioDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Torino, TO, Italy. mauro.maccario@unito.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3748-0138
Mauro Papotti *Division of Pathology, Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Alessandro Maria Berton *Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14, 10126, Torino, TO, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurological disorder that causes progressive muscle rigidity, gait disturbances, and functional impairment; type 1 is autoimmune, with positive anti-GAD antibodies (Ab), while type 2 is paraneoplastic and associated with antiamphiphysin Ab. CASE PRESENTATION: A 41-year-old man with a silent medical history presented with stiffness and functional impairment; after numerous rheumatological and neurological investigations, he was diagnosed with SPS, with evidence of high titer anti-GAD Ab. After treatment with benzodiazepines was started, the patient began to experience episodes of confusion, which persisted even after reducing the dosage. During one of these episodes, he was admitted to the emergency department and a glucose level of 26 mg/dL was found. Differential diagnosis led to detection of an insulin-secreting neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas; thus, a paraneoplastic origin of SPS was hypothesized. However, antiamphiphysin Ab were negative, anti-GAD Ab were persistently elevated, and symptoms only transiently improved after removal of the tumor.

conclusionThis is the first case, to our knowledge, demonstrating association between type 1 SPS and insulinoma, along with describing partial and transient improvement of neurological symptoms after resolution of the associated hypoglycemic syndrome.

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InsulinomaPancreatic NeoplasmsStiff-Person SyndromeAdultHumansMaleAutoimmune diseaseNeuroendocrine tumorParaneoplasticSPS

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PMID40355790
PMCPMC12513922

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