What FAMILIAL SPASTIC PARALYSIS - ALSO KNOWN AS HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA (HSP), means: Familial Spastic Paralysis - also known as Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), refers to a group of inherited disorders that are characterized by progressive weakness and stiffness of the legs. Though the primary feature of HSP is severe, progressive, lower extremity spasticity, in more complicated forms it can be accompanied by other neurological symptoms. These include optic neuropathy, retinopathy (diseases of the retina), dementia, ataxia (lack of muscle control), icthyosis (a skin disorder resulting in dry, rough, scaly skin), mental retardation, peripheral neuropathy, and deafness.
- Definition Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification:
- Dictionary Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification - See Fahr's Syndrome above familial spastic paralysis - also known as hereditary spastic paraplegia (hsp), definition.
- Definition Fisher Syndrome:
- Dictionary rare, acquired nerve disease that is considered to be a variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome. It is characterized by abnormal muscle coordination, paralysis of the eye muscles, and absence of the familial spastic paralysis - also known as hereditary spastic paraplegia (hsp), explain.
- Definition Familial Dysautonomia - FD, Sometimes Called Riley-Day Syndrome:
- Dictionary Dysautonomia - FD, sometimes called Riley-Day syndrome is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system which affects the development and survival of sensory, sympathetic and some parasympathetic familial spastic paralysis - also known as hereditary spastic paraplegia (hsp), what is.
- Definition Frontotemporal Dementia - (Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration):
- Dictionary Dementia - (frontotemporal lobar degeneration) is an umbrella term for a diverse group of rare disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain - the areas generally familial spastic paralysis - also known as hereditary spastic paraplegia (hsp), meaning.
