Spastic Diplegia, Infantile Type

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WHO-ICD-10 version:2010

Diseases of the nervous system

Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes

OMIM Number

270600

Mode of Inheritance

Autosomal recessive

Description

Spastic diplegia, infantile type is a rare genetic disorder that involves early onset of lower leg spasticity and weakness in addition to mental retardation.

Molecular Genetics

No data is available on the molecular etiology of this disorder.

Epidemiology in the Arab World

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Other Reports

Kuwait

Farag et al. (1993) screened 400 institutionalized mentally retarded (IQ less than 50) patients in Kuwait, of whom one patient was found to be suffering from spastic diplegia, the infantile type.

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