%0 Journal Article
%T Health survey of adults with hereditary spastic paraparesis compared to population study controls
%A Eva E. N£¿ss
%A Grete Hummelvoll
%A Krister W. Fjermestad
%A Lise B. Hoxmark
%A £¿ivind J. Kanavin
%J Archive of "Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13023-016-0469-0
%X Hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) is a rare neurodegenerative condition characterized by slowly progressive spastic weakness of the lower limbs and urinary sphincter dysfunction. Complex HSP involves additional neurologic symptoms and signs like ataxia, extra pyramidal signs, polyneuropathy, and cognitive decline. Little is known about the disease burden for adults with HSP beyond the described core symptoms
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944497/