Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 14
Synonyms: SPG14
Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 14 is a rare complex hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by adulthood-onset of slowly progressive spastic paraplegia of lower limbs presenting with spastic gait hyperreflexia and mild lower limb hypertonicity associated with mild intellectual disability visual agnosia short and long-term memory deficiency and mild distal motor neuropathy. Bilateral pes cavus and extensor plantar responses are also associated.
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