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 ...
Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research team ...
Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research team in Bochum and Tübingen has now solved one piece of the puzzle: The ...
An immune-related gene has now been tied to a rare inherited neurological disorder, revealing an overlooked pathway in the nervous system.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spastic limb paralysis due to injury to a cerebral hemisphere can cause long-term disability. We investigated the effect of grafting the contralateral C7 nerve from the nonparalyzed side to the ...