There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and the UMass Chan Medical School have achieved ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Imagine losing the strength in the muscles of your legs and not knowing why. The condition is often misdiagnosed and worsens with time. It’s a rare reality for about 20,000 ...

Phoebe Tesoriere was misdiagnosed for four years with a range of health conditions, including anxiety [Phoebe Tesoriere] ...

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) comprises a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders that are mainly characterised by progressive spasticity and weakness of the lower limbs. Recent ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Kyle Alumbaugh demonstrates how he uses his wheelchair ramp participate in 5k run, walk or roll to raise awareness for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and Primary Lateral ...

A disease-causing gene in hereditary spastic paraplegia bolsters the theory of altered lipid processing as a shared cause in motor neuron diseases. Genetic and cellular studies, led by Andrew Crosby ...

The Spastic Paraplegia Foundation (SPF), North America's only non-profit dedicated to finding cures and treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) and Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS), is ...

Boston Children’s Hospital has received $8.1M in NIH funding to support and expand the Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN). Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari, M.D., Ph.D., ...