SCA-2 Presenting as Isolated Progressive Spastic Paraparesis
Objective: Describe an infrequently encountered phenotypical presentation of Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) Background: SCAs are a group of genetically diverse neurodegenerative disorders marked by high clinical heterogeneity. …Using Zebrafish Model to Investigate Complex Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Caused by EPT1 Variants
Objective: To generate disease-representative zebrafish models using CRISPR-Cas9 technique.To characterise the zebrafish models by performing phenotypic characterization, neurobiological experiments, lipidomic and RNASeq studies.To test targeted…Krabbe disease: A systematic review and evidence-based guideline for diagnosis
Objective: To summarize and analyze the clinical and genetic profile of patients with Krabbe disease worldwide, and further explore the genotype-phenotype relationships. Background: Krabbe disease…A Review of the Genetic Spectrum of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Objective: To systematically review existing literature and collect data on Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias(HSP) in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA), aiming to assess the prevalence…Spectrum of Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis (HSP): A study from India
Objective: To explore the genetic spectrum of hereditary spastic paraparesis in Indian patients. Background: HSP belongs to a heterogenous group of monogenic neurological disorders with…Stiff-Person Syndrome: Diagnosis and Experimental Models
Objective: Locked-in syndrome is a syndrome that is characterized by the lack of an adequate response of the patient to external, including verbal, stimuli due…Movement Disorders in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP): A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Objective: To investigate genotype-phenotype associations in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) with a focus on movement disorders. Background: HSP is a rare genetically-driven disorder associated with…Adrenoleukodystrophy Spastic Gait: Treatment with Fampridine
Objective: Report a possible alternative treatment for spastic gait in 2 adult patients with adrenoleukodystrophy. Background: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is a peroxisomal hereditary disease with tissue…Neuronal Inclusion Formation and Axonal Degeneration in Mutant TFG Transgenic Mice
Objective: To investigate the TFG pathology by analyzing transgenic mice expressing mutant TFG protein. Background: It has been demonstrated that missense variants in TFG gene…A C12orf65 mutation-related autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia is associated with autophagy induction
Objective: Spastic paraplegia type 55 (SPG55) is an autosomal recessive complicated HSP caused by homozygous mutation in the C12orf65 gene (613541) on chromosome 12q24. The…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.