How Celine Dion and a runaway golf buggy led this GP to a rare diagnosis
Stiff person syndrome affects an estimated one in a million people.
Stiff person syndrome is unusually well-known, despite its rareness, thanks to singer Celine Dion.
But it was still a surprise for GP Dr Dennis Berman to diagnose a case in the small outer-Perth suburb of Butler.
The patient was in his 60s and had trouble taking the first step when walking for about six months.
“He actually felt very stressed when he used to get into situations where there were people and then he would have to get out of a chair,” says Dr Berman.
