Celine Dion diagnosed with stiff person syndrome

What are the symptoms and causes?

Celine Dion took to Instagram on Thursday to share that she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome.

Celine said that stiff person syndrome impacts “one in a million people,” before explaining how she is treating the condition.

As Celine Dion said, stiff person syndrome is a rare neurological disorder.

Symptoms of stiff person syndrome include muscle rigidity in the trunk and arms, often triggered by noise, touch and emotional distress. Celine’s condition is characterised by muscle spasms.

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People with stiff person syndrome suffer from frequent falls, because they lack defensive reflexes to save themselves.

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