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Electrophysiological characterisation of motor and sensory tracts in patients with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)
9 Oct 2013
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are characterised by lower limb spasticity due to degeneration of the corticospinal tract. We set out for an electrophysiological characterisation of motor and sensory tracts in patients with HSP. METHODS: We clinically and electrophysiologically examined a cohort of 128 patients with genetically confirmed or clinically probable HSP. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs)...
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