Spastic paraplegia 19

Title

Other Names:

SPG19

Categories:

Congenital and Genetic Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Summary Summary

The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.

Orpha Number: 100999

Definition

A pure form of hereditary spastic paraplegia characterized by a slowly progressive and relatively benign spastic paraplegia presenting in adulthood with spastic gait, lower limb hyperreflexia, extensor plantar responses, bladder dysfunction (urinary urgency and/or incontinence), and mild sensory and motor peripheral neuropathy.

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Last updated: 8/1/2017

Symptoms Symptoms

This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.

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Medical Terms	Other Names	Learn More: HPO ID
80%-99% of people have these symptoms
Babinski sign		0003487
Degeneration of the lateral corticospinal tracts		0002314
Lower limb muscle weakness	Lower extremity weakness Lower limb weakness Muscle weakness in lower limbs [ more ]	0007340
Progressive spastic paraplegia		0007020
Urinary urgency	Overactive bladder	0000012
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Abnormal lower-limb motor evoked potentials		0012898
Clonus		0002169
Female sexual dysfunction		0030014
Impaired proprioception		0010831
Impaired vibration sensation in the lower limbs	Decreased lower limb vibratory sense Decreased vibratory sense in lower limbs Decreased vibratory sense in the lower extremities Decreased vibratory sense in the lower limbs Diminished vibratory sensation in the legs [ more ]	0002166
Limb ataxia		0002070
Lower limb amyotrophy		0007210
Male sexual dysfunction		0040307
Muscle spasm		0003394
Spinal cord lesion		0100561
5%-29% of people have these symptoms
Difficulty walking	Difficulty in walking	0002355
Hyperreflexia in upper limbs		0007350
Progressive pes cavus		0008075
Spastic gait	Spastic walk	0002064
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Ankle clonus	Abnormal rhythmic movements of ankle	0011448
Autosomal dominant inheritance		0000006
Hyperreflexia	Increased reflexes	0001347
Knee clonus		0011449
Lower limb spasticity		0002061
Slow progression	Signs and symptoms worsen slowly with time	0003677
Spastic paraplegia		0001258
Urinary bladder sphincter dysfunction		0002839
Urinary incontinence	Loss of bladder control	0000020

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Last updated: 10/1/2019

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Healthcare Resources

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Research Research

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Clinical Research Resources

The Centers for Mendelian Genomics program is working to discover the causes of rare genetic disorders. For more information about applying to the research study, please visit their website.

Organizations Organizations

Support and advocacy groups can help you connect with other patients and families, and they can provide valuable services. Many develop patient-centered information and are the driving force behind research for better treatments and possible cures. They can direct you to research, resources, and services. Many organizations also have experts who serve as medical advisors or provide lists of doctors/clinics. Visit the group’s website or contact them to learn about the services they offer. Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement by GARD.

Social Networking Websites

RareConnect is an online social network for patients and families to connect with one another and share their experience living with a rare disease. The project is a joint collaboration between EURORDIS (European Rare Disease Organisation) and NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders). Click on the link above to view the community for Hereditary spastic paraplegia.

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Learn More Learn More

These resources provide more information about this condition or associated symptoms. The in-depth resources contain medical and scientific language that may be hard to understand. You may want to review these resources with a medical professional.

In-Depth Information

The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Spastic paraplegia 19. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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