Spastic paraparesis comprises dozens of different types of disorders that can be inherited in several ways. Therefore, it is possible to have hereditary spastic paraparesis even if you cannot find a ...

Background. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) may cause severe diseases such as HTLV-1–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and infective dermatitis associated ...

Familial pure dominant spastic paraplegia (SPG) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders, mainly characterised by spasticity of the lower limbs. Gait ...

Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during adolescence that may ultimately require the use of a wheelchair. In the early stages of this rare hereditary disease the ...

MATTOON (JG-TC) -- The Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation board chairman is scheduled to give a presentation during the Mattoon Kiwanis Club meeting on Wednesday. The Mattoon club reported that ...

A joint study conducted by the University of Bonn and the DZNE has confirmed early-stage brain inflammation in mice. Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during ...