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ArticleCureus2024

Autosomal Recessive Spastic Paraplegia and Psychomotor Retardation With or Without Seizures: A Case Report From Saudi Arabia.

Hamd Alzaidan, Bashaer Alluhaybi, Naif A Albulayhid, Khalid H Al-Jabr, Faihan T Alotaibi, Assem Alqahtani

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Hamd AlzaidanDepartment of Medical Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, SAU.
Bashaer AlluhaybiDepartment of Medical Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, SAU.
Naif A AlbulayhidCollege of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, SAU.
Khalid H Al-JabrCollege of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, SAU.
Faihan T AlotaibiCollege of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, SAU.
Assem AlqahtaniCollege of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spastic paraplegia and psychomotor retardation with or without seizures (SPPRS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder associated with autosomal recessive mutations in the HACE1 gene. This case report presents the clinical features and genetic analysis of an 11-month-old girl and her sister with SPPRS, making it the third reported case in the Middle East and the second in Saudi Arabia. The patient exhibited hypotonia, global developmental delay, speech delay, swallowing difficulties, and recurrent respiratory infections. A homozygous pathogenic variant in the HACE1 gene (p.R664*) was identified through genetic analysis, confirming the diagnosis of SPPRS. This case report emphasizes the importance of considering variations in clinical presentation, especially in rare disorders where only a few cases are reported. Further research and case studies are needed to better understand the complete phenotypic spectrum of SPPRS and its complications.

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genetic mutationhace1neurodevelopmental syndromeseizurespastic paraplegia

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PMID38899231
PMCPMC11185932

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