Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 8

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Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia type 8

Synonyms: SPG8

A rare pure or complex form of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by early adulthood onset of slowly progressive lower limb spasticity resulting in gait disturbances hyperreflexia and extensor plantar responses urinary urgency and/or incontinence muscle weakness decreased vibration sense and mild muscular atrophy in lower extremities. It may be associated with complicating signs such as sensory neuropathy ataxia (i.e. mild dysmetria uncoordinated eye movement) and mild dysphagia.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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