Progressive Spastic Paraparesis: Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and Its Relation to Primary and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ABSTRACT

The syndrome of insidiously progressive spastic weakness of both legs occurs in a number of etiologically distinct disorders including hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), and sometimes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This review summarizes the clinical and pathologic relationship between these disorders.

KEYWORD

Hereditary spastic paraplegia - primary lateral sclerosis - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - spinal cord disease - motor neuron disease - spastin - paraplegin

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