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    MediFind found 90 doctor with experience in Stiff Person Syndrome near Michigan, US. Of these, 78 are Experienced, 10 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    90 providers found
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      University Physician Group

      4201 Saint Antoine St, 
      Detroit, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Peter Lewitt is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Lewitt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Essential Tremor. Dr. Lewitt is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      26850 Providence Pkwy, Suite 375, 
      Novi, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Stephanie Linden is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Novi, Michigan. Dr. Linden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, and Low Sodium Level. Dr. Linden is currently accepting new patients.

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      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      4201 St Antoine Ste 8a & 8b, University Health Center, 
      Detroit, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Edwin George is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. George is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Huntington Disease, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Movement Disorders.

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      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology
      Distinguished in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
      Ann Arbor, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ann Little is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Little is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Inclusion Body Myositis, Polymyositis, Myasthenia Gravis, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Internal Medicine

      Karu Medical Associates

      5685 Gratiot Blvd., 
      Saginaw, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kala Ramasamy is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Saginaw, Michigan. Dr. Ramasamy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Ramasamy is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      4270 Plymouth Rd, 
      Ann Arbor, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Kannada
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Praveen Dayalu is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Dayalu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Huntington Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Dayalu is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      39901 Traditions Dr, 
      Northville, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gary Gallagher is a Neurologist in Northville, Michigan. Dr. Gallagher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, Inclusion Body Myositis, and Peripheral Neuropathy. Dr. Gallagher is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Neuroradiology
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Neuroradiology

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
      Ann Arbor, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Zachary London is a Neurologist and a Neuroradiologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. London is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis. Dr. London is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Ophthalmology
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Ophthalmology

      Covenant Medical Center, Inc.

      1447 N Harrison St, 
      Saginaw, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bulgarian, French, Korean
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Gathline Etienne is a Neurologist and an Ophthalmologist in Saginaw, Michigan. Dr. Etienne is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Tension Headache, and Papilledema. Dr. Etienne is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Henry Ford Health System

      2799 W Grand Blvd, 
      Detroit, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients

      Abbas Jowkar is a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Jowkar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Foot Drop, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3. Dr. Jowkar is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Mymichigan Medical Center Sault

      146 W Spruce St, Mymichigan Neurology, 
      Sault Sainte Marie, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Sinclair is a Neurologist in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Dr. Sinclair is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, Stiff Person Syndrome, and Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Dr. Sinclair is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Neuroradiology | Physiatry
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neurology | Neuroradiology | Physiatry

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
      Ann Arbor, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Italian
      Accepting New Patients

      Eva Feldman is a Neurologist and a Neuroradiologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Feldman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Neuropathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Autonomic Neuropathy, and Laminectomy. Dr. Feldman is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      8382 Holly Rd, Suite 2, 
      Grand Blanc, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic, Romanian
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Osama Galal is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Dr. Galal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Sciatica, and Obesity. Dr. Galal is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, 
      Ann Arbor, MI 
      Experience:
      10+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Alan Salgado is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Salgado has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), and Thrombectomy. Dr. Salgado is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Advanced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Regents Of The University Of Michigan

      4270 Plymouth Rd, 
      Ann Arbor, MI 
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Peter Todd is a Neurologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Todd is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile XE Syndrome, Hereditary Ataxia, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). Dr. Todd is currently accepting new patients.

      Paul T. Twydell
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neuroradiology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Neuroradiology | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine | Neurology

      Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Neurology - 2750 E Beltline Ave NE

      2750 East Beltline Avenue Northeast, 
      Grand Rapids, MI 
      Experience:
      26+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Paul Twydell is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Twydell has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Monomelic Amyotrophy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease). Dr. Twydell is currently accepting new patients.

      Aiesha Ahmed
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Epilepsy - 275 Michigan St NE

      275 Michigan Street Northeast, 
      Grand Rapids, MI 
      Experience:
      26+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Aiesha Ahmed is a Neurologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Ahmed has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Myasthenia Gravis, Neurosyphilis, Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity Hereditary, and Isaacs' Syndrome.

      Kara L. Krol
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Family Medicine

      Corewell Health Family, Internal And Pediatric Medicine - 2750 E Beltline Ave NE

      2750 East Beltline Avenue Northeast, 
      Grand Rapids, MI 
      Experience:
      26+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kara Krol is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Krol has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Sciatica.

      Cynthia M. Hingtgen
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Neurology - 275 Michigan St NE

      275 Michigan Street Northeast, 
      Grand Rapids, MI 
      Experience:
      30+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Cynthia Hingtgen is a Neurologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Hingtgen has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), Neurofibromatosis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

      Bruce M. Silverman
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome
      Experienced in Stiff Person Syndrome

      Associates In Neurology PC

      27555 Middlebelt Road, 
      Farmington Hills, MI 
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Bruce Silverman is a Neurologist in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Dr. Silverman has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Thromboangiitis Obliterans, Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy. Dr. Silverman is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Stiff Person Syndrome?

      Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare, progressive syndrome that affects the nervous system, specifically the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms may include extreme muscle stiffness, rigidity and painful spasms in the trunk and limbs, severely impairing mobility. Spasms can generate enough force to fracture bone. People with SPS often have heightened sensitivity to noise, sudden movements, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms. Persistent symptoms can lead to abnormal posturing of the spine, such as being hunched over. The syndrome affects twice as many women as men. SPS is caused by increased muscle activity due to decreased inhibition of the central nervous system. It is thought to have an autoimmune component and is often associated with diabetes, as well as other autoimmune diseases such as thyroiditis, vitiligo, and pernicious anemia. It may be diagnosed after having various tests including blood tests (such as for glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies which is elevated in about 2 in 3 people with SPS), a lumbar puncture, and electromyography.

      When should I see a Stiff Person Syndrome doctor in Michigan, US?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Stiff Person Syndrome doctor in Michigan, US?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Stiff Person Syndrome doctors in Michigan, US?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Stiff Person Syndrome doctors in Michigan, US?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Stiff Person Syndrome doctor in Michigan, US?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Stiff Person Syndrome doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Stiff Person Syndrome doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Stiff Person Syndrome doctor in Michigan, US?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Stiff Person Syndrome doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Stiff Person Syndrome doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Stiff Person Syndrome doctors in Michigan, US?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Stiff Person Syndrome doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Stiff Person Syndrome doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Stiff Person Syndrome doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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