{"id":3719,"date":"2025-07-18T16:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/life4hsp.com\/?page_id=3719"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:13:27","slug":"wat-is-hsp-uitleg-door-prof-bart-van-de-warrenburg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/life4hsp.com\/en\/wat-is-hsp-uitleg-door-prof-bart-van-de-warrenburg\/","title":{"rendered":"What is HSP? | Explained by Prof. Bart van de Warrenburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3719\" class=\"elementor elementor-3719\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b736fc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b736fc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3bd87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d3bd87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4921c67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4921c67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b15f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b15f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1172\">What is HSP?<\/h3><p data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1506\">Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) is a rare, inherited disorder of the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms vary greatly from person to person: some experience mild motor impairment, while others face severe disabilities. HSP has a major impact on the daily lives of patients and those around them.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1554\">Video: Bart van de Warrenburg explains<\/h3><p data-start=\"1555\" data-end=\"1777\">Watch the video in which Prof. Dr. Bart van de Warrenburg (Radboudumc) explains what HSP is, shares the latest scientific insights, and discusses promising developments in treatment research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7514737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7514737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/fRTtHqCeLN8?si=eCGcpis27yNNXfPS&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6f698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc6f698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote data-start=\"1803\" data-end=\"1956\"><p data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1956\">\u201cBy discovering new genes, we gain an increasingly better understanding of the disease. This is leading to the first therapies for certain forms of HSP.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><h3 data-start=\"1958\" data-end=\"1999\">About Prof. Bart van de Warrenburg<\/h3><p data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2255\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radboudumc.nl\/personen\/bart-van-de-warrenburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr. Bart van de Warrenburg<\/a>\u00a0is a neurologist at Radboudumc, specialized in rare neurological disorders such as HSP. He is committed to improving diagnostics, gaining deeper insight into underlying mechanisms, and ultimately developing personalized treatments.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2284\">The role of Life4HSP<\/h3><p data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2506\">Life4HSP is a foundation dedicated to fundraising and supporting scientific research into HSP. Thanks to these efforts, therapies are becoming within reach for people with HSP \u2013 in the Netherlands and beyond.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2524\">Help us<\/h3><p data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2613\">A better future for people with HSP is possible. Help by making a <a href=\"https:\/\/life4hsp.com\/en\/what-you-can-do-for-life4hsp\/\">donation or getting involved.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wat is HSP? Hereditaire Spastische Paraparese (HSP) is een zeldzame, erfelijke aandoening van de hersenen en het ruggenmerg. De symptomen vari\u00ebren sterk per persoon: sommigen ervaren een milde motorische beperking, terwijl anderen ernstige beperkingen ondervinden. HSP heeft een grote impact op het dagelijks leven van pati\u00ebnten en hun omgeving. 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