Inherited congenital spastic tetraplegia

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Inherited congenital spastic tetraplegia

Synonyms: Inherited congenital spastic quadriplegia

Inherited congenital spastic tetraplegia is a rare genetic neurological disease characterized by non-progressive variable spastic quadriparesis in multiple members of a family in the absence of additional factors complicating pregnancy or birth (e.g. perinatal asphyxia congenital infection). Additional clinical features include congenital hypotonia intellectual disability and developmental delay. Dysphagia dysarthria exotropia nystagmus seizures and brain atrophy with ventriculomegaly may be also present.

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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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