Timeline table shows demography, clinical features and investigation outcome in 4 SPG 7 positive hereditary spastic paraparesis patients.
| Patient characteristics | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | Male | Male | Male |
| Onset (yrs) | 32 | 46 | 45 | 47 |
| Age (yrs) at presentation | 42 | 50 | 70 | 61 |
| First Review date | 12.1.15 | 27.6.14 | 15.7.15 | 14.616 |
| Symptoms at presentation | Slowly progressive ataxia-10years, slurred speech-3 years, pins and needles in left lower limb -2 years | Progressive both calf pain, incoordination and intermittent falls, lower limb weakness | Slowly progressive ataxia for 25 years bilateral ptosis-20 years slurred speech-7 years | Slowly progressive ataxia , frequent falls in last 3 years, intention tremor slurred speech -10 years |
| Past history | Occasional headache | nil | Prostate Carcinoms | Nil |
| Family history | nil | nil | Brother and Sister-undiagnosed spasticity | Nil |
| Clinical signs (1st visit) | Dysarthria, cerebellar ataxia, spastic lower limbs, brisk both KJs, AJs, upgoing plantars, partial external ophthalmoplegia on horizontal gaze | Spastic and broad-based gait, impaired heel-toe walk, downgoing plantars but brisk KJs and AJs, partial external ophthalmoplegia on horizontal gaze, slow saccade | brisk lower limb reflexes, left LL drift, both upgoing plantars, broad based ataxic gait, impaired heel shin test, bilateral asymmetrical ptosis (L>R), partial external horizontal ophthalmoplegia | Both lower limb spasticity, both ankle clonus, brisk lower limb reflexes, absent plantar responses dysarthria, cerebellar ataxia |
| Patient Concerns | Multiple falls, job related concern, risk of transmission to next generation | Multiple falls, job fitness, Risk of transmission to children | Multiple falls, poor mobility, driving | Multiple falls, poor mobility |