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Celine Dion diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome: What is it?
ktla ^ | Alix Martichoux

Posted on 12/08/2022 6:46:26 AM PST by BenLurkin

Celine Dion revealed to her fans Thursday she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that affects about 1 or 2 people per million, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

The disease “is characterized by fluctuating muscle rigidity in the trunk and limbs and a heightened sensitivity to stimuli such as noise, touch, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

People with stiff-person syndrome often have a hunched-over or stiff posture, and may have trouble walking or moving. Some people may be “afraid to leave the house because street noises, such as the sound of a horn, can trigger spasms and falls,” NINDS explains.

Without “normal defensive reflexes,” people with stiff-person syndrome often suffer falls, and can injure themselves easily.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: celinedion; stiffpersonsyndrome
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1 posted on 12/08/2022 6:46:26 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

She’s looked terrible since her husband died.


2 posted on 12/08/2022 6:47:54 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: BenLurkin
For anyone else curious...

Stiff Person Syndrome

Boy, I hope she's gotten multiple second opinions on her diagnosis...

3 posted on 12/08/2022 6:48:58 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: mewzilla; nickcarraway; ransomnote; Jane Long

And I wonder if she’s vaxxed...

If this is an autoimmune disease, I’m really wondering about any possible CoupFlu vaxx involvement.


4 posted on 12/08/2022 6:50:31 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: mewzilla

Could this condition relate to the way “fainting goats” become stiff and fall over immobile when startled? The videos i’ve seen of them seem to show them stiffening as if frozen in place and tipping over rather than collapsing in a limp heap on the ground. FWIW.


5 posted on 12/08/2022 6:53:05 AM PST by desertsolitaire
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To: BenLurkin

“If stiffness lasts for more than four hours...”


6 posted on 12/08/2022 6:53:24 AM PST by Codeflier (Screw Ukraine. America is burning, and we need to concentrate on our own collapse taking place)
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7 posted on 12/08/2022 6:55:05 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: z3n

https://www.methodistonline.org/news-events/2003/12/16/texas-man-finds-diagnosis-rare-autoimmune-disorder-methodist


8 posted on 12/08/2022 6:55:38 AM PST by desertsolitaire
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> "If stiffness lasts for more than four hours...”

I never understood that disclaimer. If that happened to me I would tell anyone I could find about it !

9 posted on 12/08/2022 6:55:44 AM PST by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !!!)
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To: Fido969

Maybe this is what’s wrong with Keanu Reeves


10 posted on 12/08/2022 7:04:48 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Fido969

Yes, she really has. Great voice but somewhat of an odd ball. She’s hard to watch. Perhaps this is the reason.


11 posted on 12/08/2022 7:06:34 AM PST by PeachyKeen
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To: BenLurkin

I saw a shocking photo of her a few days ago.

No reference to Stiff Person Syndrome or any other medical issue, but she looks like she is terminally ill.

Tragic - her twins are just 12, her oldest is 21, and she is only 54.

Her much older husband was just 73 when he died.


12 posted on 12/08/2022 7:09:27 AM PST by zeestephen (43,000)
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To: BenLurkin

She also started that bizarre clothing line a few years ago…disturbing, actually.


13 posted on 12/08/2022 7:12:17 AM PST by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: z3n

That’s not Celine Dion, that’s Stevie Nicks.


14 posted on 12/08/2022 7:16:30 AM PST by dangus
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To: SecondAmendment

I like in the Dewey Cox movie when the guy says, “….lasts for more than four hours, call more ladies”.


15 posted on 12/08/2022 7:17:36 AM PST by Codeflier (Screw Ukraine. America is burning, and we need to concentrate on our own collapse taking place)
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To: BenLurkin

Vaxxident.


16 posted on 12/08/2022 7:17:38 AM PST by pops88 ( Helping usher the glory of God into Las Vegas)
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To: BenLurkin

How rare can that syndrome be when every male gets it around age 13?


17 posted on 12/08/2022 7:17:38 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker!)
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To: BenLurkin

Some people get rigor mortis first.


18 posted on 12/08/2022 7:59:55 AM PST by JZelle
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To: mewzilla

Info just came out that the vaxxes can cause inflammation in any and all parts of the body. Inflammation can contribute to/cause/exacerbate autoimmune disorders. I know someone very young that has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder usually seen in middle-aged people. Numerous vaxxes for this person.


19 posted on 12/08/2022 8:07:01 AM PST by vivenne
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To: SecondAmendment

“I never understood that disclaimer. If that happened to me I would tell anyone I could find about it !”

results in no blood circulation and gangrene of the affected appendage unless emergency surgery restores blood circulation ...


20 posted on 12/08/2022 8:07:07 AM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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