Having children free of HSP
Author: Editor
Brain & Life online magazine
Helpful articles for HSP
Getting old is hard
Preventing functional decline and injury
Better understanding spasticity
Exercise and stretching that can help
Physical activity good for disability
Evidence that it improves quality of life
Gene therapy under development for SPG49
Successfully tested in primates
Neuroinflammation important in SPG11
Responsive to drug treatment in animal testing
Neuropsychology of SPG11 studied
Verbal fluency, memory & executive functions impaired
SPG3A & MS found in 9 cases
Positive response to immunotherapy for most
Recessive SPG87 both pure & complex forms
Mitochondria & endoplasmic reticulum impairments found