Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by progressive stiffness and weakness of the legs, peripheral nerve degeneration and a skin disorder called poikiloderma. The eyelashes and eyebrows are usually gone by the age of three. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma is available below.
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Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma, or a subtype of Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Spastic paraplegia -- neuropathy -- poikiloderma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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