Hereditary spastic paraplegia
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Three not-so-little words Following on from ‘Drowning in my Diagnoses…part one’. 2016: Having spent several months in Egypt, I am now concerned that whatever a Tarlov Cyst is, it is causing more problems than I first thought. Whilst hiking in Egypt, I had been experiencing more back pain and had started to trip over with
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10 minute read June 21 marks the day to raise awareness of Motor Neuron Disease (MND). There are several rare diseases classified as Motor Neuron Diseases – Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) and Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS) both share clinical similarities with the most recognised form of MND – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a Lou Gehrig’s
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Is anaesthesia a problem for someone with HSP [hereditary Spastic Paraplegia]? This was a question I needed an answer to when I was told that I may need surgery for the spinal cyst I have. Blank looks, eye-rolls or shrugs were about the sum of it. So, I turned to Dr Google and found a
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10 Min Read Exciting new review of the importance of the use of neuroimaging in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia by the following institutions: Department of Neurology and Neuroimaging Laboratory, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil Institute of Neurology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Department of Neurology, Federal University of São
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That sounds bizarre, so let me explain. In the medical world a ‘zebra’ is medical slang for a ‘rare, unusual, or surprising disease or condition’. The usual quotation, frequently used in medical school, is ‘When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras’ – which is encouraging the student doctor not to confuse common ailments
Philippa Lee 