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Articles tagged "Spasticity: Genetics"

  • 2019 International Congress

    Adaptor Protein Complex 4-associated Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (AP-4-HSP): A Paradigm of Childhood-Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Caused By Defective Protein Trafficking

    R. Behne, J. Teinert, M. Wimmer, S. Dwyer, A. Davies, J. Hirst, G. Borner, M. Robinson, L. Barrett, I. Chen, E. Buttermore, M. Sahin, D. Ebrahimi-Fakhari (Boston, MA, USA)

    Objective: Aims of this study include: 1) to generate induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons from patients with AP-4-associated HSP; 2) to characterize these neurons…
  • 2019 International Congress

    The Clinical, Molecular and Radiographic Spectrum of Adaptor Protein Complex 4-associated Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (AP-4-HSP): Results from the AP-4-HSP International Registry

    J. Teinert, R. Behne, M. Wimmer, A. Diplock, E. Carmody, K. Dies, D. Jensen, J. Bennett, M. Sahin, D. Ebrahimi-Fakhari (Boston, MA, USA)

    Objective: 1) To develop a registry and natural history study for AP-4-HSP; 2) to define core clinical and radiographic features; 3) to explore genotype-phenotype correlations.…
  • 2019 International Congress

    Symptomatic treatment of hereditary spastic paraplegias with fampridine: a pilot study

    M. Rosário, J. Ferreira, J. Ferro, L. Guedes (Lisbon, Portugal)

    Objective: Study the effect of fampridine in gait outcomes in patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). Background: Fampridine acts through blockade of voltage-gated potassium channels,…
  • 2019 International Congress

    Spastic ataxia and pseudo eye-of-the-tiger sign in a familiy with a novel compound heterozygous AFG3L2 mutations

    G. Buda, S. Vishnopolska, J. Oliveri, F. Olivieri, G. Biagioli, L. Miquelini, A. Pellene, M. Marti, C. Calandra (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

    Objective: Identify by exome sequencing (ES) the underlying etiology of spastic ataxia and pseudo eye-of-the-tiger sign (EOT) in 4 siblings. Background: The EOT is a…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Hereditary spastic paraplegia presenting as limb dystonia with a novel SPG7 mutation

    S. Schaefer, J. Moeller, S. Tinaz (New Haven, CT, USA)

    Objective: We present a case of a patient who presented with limb dystonia and was found to have HSP associated with a previously unreported compound…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A new SPG4/SPAST mutation in an Italian family with hereditary spastic paraplegia and Alzheimer’s disease

    A. Orlacchio, C. Montecchiani, R. Rumore, F. Gaudiello, M. Miele, C. Caltagirone, T. Kawarai (Rome, Italy)

    Objective: To perform a clinical and a genetic study in an Italian family with a complicated form of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) and Alzheimer’s disease…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A new distinct spastic ataxia with hypomyelination: Clinical, neuroimaging and molecular expression of NKX6-2 mutations

    V. Chelban, N. Kaya, M. Alsagob, S. Efthymiou, J. Vandrovcova, D. Lynch, K. Kloth, A. Chirita-Emandi, F. Alkuraya, N. Wood, H. Houlden (London, United Kingdom)

    Objective: To identify the phenotypic, neuroimaging and genotype-phenotype expression of NKX6-2 mutations. Background: Despite advances in genetic testing a large number of hyopomyelinating disorders remain…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Compound-heterozygous mutations in VPS13D are a novel cause of spastic ataxia and lead to mitochondrial dysfunction

    M. Dulovic, N. Brüggemann, J. Trinh, A. Münchau, C. Klein, K. Lohmann (Luebeck, Germany)

    Objective: To identify the genetic cause in two sisters with spastic ataxia and to functionally characterize mitochondrial function in patient-derived cells. Background: Spastic ataxia is…
  • 2018 International Congress

    Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in portuguese patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

    I. Cunha, A. Brás, J. Ribeiro, C. Januário (Coimbra, Portugal)

    Objective: To characterize the demographic, clinical and genetic features of HSP and to define the phenotypic spectrum and genotype-specific differences. Background: Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)…
  • 2018 International Congress

    A novel homozygous splice site mutation in the KIF1C gene (SPAX2, SPG58) found in a consanguineous turkish family

    E. Grauer, N. Pluta, P. Müller, D. Zeller, C. Ip, J. Volkmann, E. Kunstmann, T. Musacchio (Würzburg, Germany)

    Objective: We present clinical, electrophysiological and genomic data of a consanguineous family with two affected siblings suffering from spasticity and severe ataxia. Background: Mutations in…
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