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A Family with Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis and Epilepsy [PDF]

Epilepsia, 1997
Summary: Purpose: We describe a family with hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) in which 4 of 6 affected members also have epilepsy.Methods: All family members were examined by 2 neurologists. Four affected and 3 unaffected family members had EEG recordings. Four affected members were investigated for other causes of spastic paraparesis and epilepsy.
S, Webb, N, Flanagan, N, Callaghan, M, Hutchinson   +3 more
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Human t-cell virus-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis: a case report

, 2010
Human T-cell virus-1 associated myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis is a chronic progressive neurological disorder with dominant features affecting the pyramidal tract and posterior column.
Bwala, S.A, Y.W Nyandaiti, S.A Bwala, Nyandaiti, Y.W   +3 more
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FXTAS and the Spectrum of FMR1 Premutation‐Associated Phenotypes in Latin America: A Scoping Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Fragile X–associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a late‐onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by FMR1 premutation expansions (55–200 CGG repeats). Although well described in populations of predominantly European ancestry, FXTAS remains poorly characterized in Latin America due to limited awareness, restricted access to ...
Amy Schmidmajer, Salomón Páez‐García, Santiago Martínez, Jacobo Ramírez‐Triana, Kevin O'Hara‐Veintimilla, Andrés Ricaurte‐Fajardo, Catalina Cerquera‐Cleves   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Movement Disorders in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Monogenic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) frequently feature co‐occurring movement disorders. Gene discovery has expanded epilepsy‐dyskinesia syndromes (EDS) from classic associations such as stereotypies in Rett syndrome to PRRT2‐related infantile seizures with paroxysmal dyskinesia and crouched gait in SCN1A ...
Shekeeb Mohammad, Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari, Hugo Morales‐Briceno   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thoracic spondylosis presenting with spastic paraparesis [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1996
Summary Spondylotic change of the spine is common in the cervical and lumbar regions and may present with compression of the spinal cord and nerve roots. Myelopathy due to degenerative disease in the thoracic spine is exceptional. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature and these reports have described disease in the lower ...
J S, Chana, F, Afshar
openaire   +2 more sources

Multiple spotty lesions of the spinal cord in a Chinese patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
The case of a Chinese patient with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), who showed typical neurological symptoms of the disease, is reported here.
Hongzhi Gao, Xiang Ye, Ruowei Cai, Qiping Xu, Liping Liang, Shuji Izumo, Hui Qin Xing, Ryuji Kubota   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phenotypic Exploration in Patients with Heterozygous Variant in AFG3L2 Gene: A Case‐Series and Literature Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Variants in AFG3‐Like Matrix AAA Peptidase, Subunit 2 (AFG3L2) gene are associated with diverse clinical phenotypes. Here, we describe phenotypic findings of two unrelated children with de novo heterozygous variant and one family with inherited heterozygous variant in AFG3L2 gene.
Sangeetha Yoganathan, Laura Tochen, Jacky Ganguly, Sayoni Roy Chowdhury, Haya S AlFaris, Vivek Pai, Andrea LeBlanc‐Millar, Sara Breitbart, Hrishikesh Kumar, Manohar Shroff, Arun Reginald, Grace Yoon, Alfonso Fasano, George M Ibrahim, Carolina Gorodetsky   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurotoxic and neuromotor effects of cyanate, an oxidative byproduct of cyanide from linamarin in cassava: A systematic review

NAJFNR
Background Linamarin-induced neurotoxicity manifests as either polyneuropathy, ataxia, and sensorineural deafness or as isolated symmetric spastic paraparesis of bilateral limbs, which are frequently observed in populations subsisting on a monotonous ...
Rafael Vincent Manalo, Antonio Lorenzo Ong, Paul Mark Medina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and epidemiological profiles of non-traumatic myelopathies

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2016
Non-traumatic myelopathies represent a heterogeneous group of neurological conditions. Few studies report clinical and epidemiological profiles regarding the experience of referral services.
Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende Pinto, Paulo Victor Sgobbi de Souza, Marcus Vinícius Cristino de Albuquerque, Lívia Almeida Dutra, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurogenic Bladder in Lyme Disease [PDF]

International Neurourology Journal, 2012
Lyme disease is a multi-systemic, tick-borne infectious disease caused by a spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. Various urologic symptoms are associated with Lyme disease, which can be primary or late manifestations of the disease.
Mi-hwa Kim, Won Chan Kim, Dong-Su Park
doaj   +1 more source