Since she was born 20 years ago, Sylva Eugenie Davis of Kansas City has not been able to use her arms or legs. The nerve tracts in the neck region of her spinal cord were injured at birth, causing ...

Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during adolescence that may ultimately require the use of a wheelchair. In the early stages of this rare hereditary disease the ...

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 ...

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 joint study conducted by the University of Bonn and the DZNE has confirmed early-stage brain inflammation in mice. Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during ...

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 ...

(Philadelphia, PA) – While it might have given our ancestors an evolutionary advantage, an "unstable" region on human chromosome 15 is also the source of a set of inherited neurological diseases.

Since the moment their daughter Naomi was born, the Lockard family has been on a mission to change the outcome of their children's lives. "Naomi is your typical, two-year-old," said Rebekah and Evan ...