Table 2

Autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) and macular pigmentation—summary of previous reports

Author (ref)PedigreeHSP onset
(y)
Mental retardationDementiaFundal lesionsAmyotrophy
of arms
Cerebellar signsOther features
Webb et al, present study117YesYesYesYesYes (mild)Psychosis
18YesYesYesYesYes (mild)Psychosis
23YesYesYesYesYes (mild)Nil
213YesYesYesYesYes (mild)Epilepsy
14YesYesYesYesYes (mild)Nil
16YesYesNoYesYes (mild)Focal dystonia
Farmer et al 14 113NoYesYesYesNoDysarthria
TeensNoYesNot knownYesNoNo
Sjaastad et al 5 1 5NoYesYesNoYes (mild)No
29NoYesYesNoYes (mild)No
28NoYesYesNoNoNo
Mahloudji and Chuke6 and Farmer et al 4 135YesNoYesNoNoNo
30YesNoYesNoYes (mild)No
35NoNoNoNoNoNo
30’sNoYesYesYes (mild)NoDysarthria
30NoYesYesYes (mild)NoDysarthria
Ledic and Van Bogaert7 110NoYesYesYesNoHearing loss
12NoNoNoNoNoSensation loss
12NoNoYesYesNoNo
Not knownNoNoYesNoNoNo
Kjellin2 130YesNoYesYesNoHearing loss
23YesNoYesYesNoHearing loss
223YesNoYesYesNoNo
24YesNoYesYesNoNo
Sjogren and Larsson8 1InfancyYesNoYesNoNoIchthyosis
InfancyYesNoYesNoNoIchthyosis
2BirthYesNoYesNoNot knownIchthyosis
Louis-Bar and Pirot9 112NoNoYesYesNoSyndactyly
< 10Not knownNot knownYesNot knownNot knownSyndactyly
Not knownNoMoNoNoNoSyndactyly
Schaffer10 11 1 3NoNoYesNoYesNo
 3NoNoNoNoYesNo