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Prevalence and Incidence of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: Rare Disease

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, or a subtype of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

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The term 'prevalence' of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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