Conditions / Genetic
hereditary spastic paraplegia 78
info ยท Genetic
A hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized predominantly by spasticity and muscle weakness of the lower limbs that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ATP13A2 gene on chromosome 1p36.13.
Signs and symptoms
- Ataxia
- Nystagmus
- Mental deterioration
- Hyperreflexia
- Dysarthria
- Falls
- Peripheral axonal neuropathy
- Cerebellar atrophy
- Babinski sign
- Cerebral cortical atrophy
Also known as: SPG78; spastic paraplegia 78 autosomal recessive