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Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 4
Disease definition
A rare form of hereditary spastic paraplegia with high intrafamilial clinical variability, characterized in most cases as a pure phenotype with an adult onset (mainly the 3rd to 5th decade of life, but that can present at any age) of progressive gait impairment due to bilateral lower-limb spasticity and weakness as well as very mild proximal weakness and urinary urgency. In some cases, a complex phenotype is also reported with additional manifestations including cognitive impairment, cerebellar ataxia, epilepsy and neuropathy. A faster disease progression is noted in patients with a later age of onset.
ORPHA:100985
Classification level: DisorderA summary on this disease is available in Deutsch (2017) Español (2017) Français (2017) Italiano (2017) Nederlands (2017) Polski (2017, pdf) Japanese (2019, pdf)
Detailed information
General public
- Article for general public
- Français (2015, pdf) - Fondation Groupama
- Svenska (2020) - Socialstyrelsen
Disease review articles
- Clinical genetics review
- English (2019) - GeneReviews
Disability
- Disability factsheet
- Français (2018, pdf) - Orphanet


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