The high prevalence of hereditary spastic paraplegia in Sardinia, insular Italy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-59

  Racis, Loretta ^a   Tessa, Alessandra ^b   Di Fabio, Roberto ^c   Storti, Eugenia ^b   Agnetti, Virgilio ^a   Casali, Carlo ^c   Santorelli, Filippo M ^b   Pugliatti, Maura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hereditary spastic paraplegia; Prevalence; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895076657     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-7151-4     Document Type: Article

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