spastic
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The NHS says it is not known how many people have hereditary spastic paraplegia because it is often misdiagnosed.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Knowing how these molecular machines work may be key to understanding and treating motoneuron diseases such as multiple sclerosis and spastic paraplegia.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024
The most common type is spastic diplegia, which Diviney is diagnosed with.
From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2023
Ellingen, 37, has athetoid spastic cerebral palsy because of complications at birth.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022
It covered half the distance from the crest of the hill to our fire in a single, spastic burst of speed.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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