Spastic hemiplegia
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Also known as hemiplegic infantile cerebral palsy
Summary
Spastic hemiplegia (MONDO:0001168) is a disease with 2 cohort genes and 19 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include baclofen and onabotulinumtoxina.
At a glance
- Cohort genes: 2
- ClinVar variants: 2
- Clinical trials: 19
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | spastic hemiplegia |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0001168 |
| DOID | DOID:10967 |
| ICD-10-CM | G81.1 |
| ICD-11 | 1030700023 |
| NCIT | C116905 |
| SNOMED CT | 79633009 |
| UMLS | C0154694 |
| MedGen | 56345 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: hemiplegic infantile cerebral palsy
Data availability: 2 ClinVar variants.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 1 Mondo subtype.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disorder › central nervous system disorder › palsy › cerebral palsy › spastic cerebral palsy › spastic hemiplegia
Related subtypes (4): spastic diplegia, spastic monoplegia, spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, spastic triplegia
Subtypes (1): cerebral palsy spastic hemiplegic
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
ClinVar germline variants
2 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
2 uncertain significance
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1174006 | NM_025150.5(TARS2):c.968T>G (p.Phe323Cys) | TARS2 | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 425012 | NM_013254.4(TBK1):c.871A>G (p.Lys291Glu) | TBK1 | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 4 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | Orphanet:1930 | Herpes simplex virus encephalitis |
| TBK1 | Orphanet:275872 | Frontotemporal dementia with motor neuron disease |
| TBK1 | Orphanet:803 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| TARS2 | Orphanet:420733 | Combined oxidative phosphorylation defect type 21 |
Cohort genes → proteins
2 cohort genes, 2 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 2 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | HGNC:11584 | ENSG00000183735 | Q9UHD2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase TBK1 | clinvar |
| TARS2 | HGNC:30740 | ENSG00000143374 | Q9BW92 | Threonine–tRNA ligase, mitochondrial | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase TBK1 | Serine/threonine kinase that plays an essential role in regulating inflammatory responses to foreign agents. |
| TARS2 | Threonine–tRNA ligase, mitochondrial | Catalyzes the attachment of threonine to tRNA(Thr) in a two-step reaction: threonine is first activated by ATP to form Thr-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Thr). |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 1 · Druggable fraction: 0.5
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 1 | 13.9× | 0.142 |
| Other/Unknown | 1 | 0.9× | 0.805 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | Kinase | yes | Prot_kinase_dom, Kinase-like_dom_sf, Protein_kinase_ATP_BS | |
| TARS2 | Other/Unknown | no | aa-tRNA-synt_IIb, Thr-tRNA-ligase_IIa, TGS |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
2 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 2 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| calcaneal tendon | 1 |
| colonic epithelium | 1 |
| lateral nuclear group of thalamus | 1 |
| apex of heart | 1 |
| gastrocnemius | 1 |
| muscle of leg | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | 284 | ubiquitous | marker | colonic epithelium, calcaneal tendon, lateral nuclear group of thalamus |
| TARS2 | 254 | ubiquitous | marker | gastrocnemius, apex of heart, muscle of leg |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 0.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| TBK1 | 5,476 |
| TARS2 | 2,608 |
Structural data
PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 1 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | Q9UHD2 | 25 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|---|---|
| TARS2 | Q9BW92 | 91.19 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 51. Enrichment computed across 2 evidence-associated genes (2 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAT6-mediated induction of chemokines | 1 | 1903.3× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| IRF3 mediated activation of type 1 IFN | 1 | 951.7× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| ZBP1(DAI) mediated induction of type I IFNs | 1 | 519.1× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| STING mediated induction of host immune responses | 1 | 519.1× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| Mitophagy | 1 | 519.1× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| Regulation of TBK1, IKKε-mediated activation of IRF3, IRF7 upon TLR3 ligation | 1 | 475.8× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| IRF3-mediated induction of type I IFN | 1 | 407.9× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| TICAM1-dependent activation of IRF3/IRF7 | 1 | 407.9× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| Regulation of innate immune responses to cytosolic DNA | 1 | 380.7× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| TRAF3-dependent IRF activation pathway | 1 | 380.7× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| Regulation of TBK1, IKKε (IKBKE)-mediated activation of IRF3, IRF7 | 1 | 380.7× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| Activation of IRF3, IRF7 mediated by TBK1, IKKε (IKBKE) | 1 | 300.5× | 0.014 | TBK1 |
| Mitochondrial tRNA aminoacylation | 1 | 259.6× | 0.014 | TARS2 |
| Interleukin-37 signaling | 1 | 259.6× | 0.014 | TBK1 |
| TNFR1-induced proapoptotic signaling | 1 | 219.6× | 0.015 | TBK1 |
| TNF signaling | 1 | 211.5× | 0.015 | TBK1 |
| TRAF6 mediated IRF7 activation | 1 | 190.3× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| PINK1-PRKN Mediated Mitophagy | 1 | 178.4× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| Negative regulators of DDX58/IFIH1 signaling | 1 | 163.1× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| Cytosolic sensors of pathogen-associated DNA | 1 | 142.8× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| tRNA Aminoacylation | 1 | 142.8× | 0.016 | TARS2 |
| Selective autophagy | 1 | 139.3× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| Interleukin-1 family signaling | 1 | 135.9× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| SARS-CoV-1 activates/modulates innate immune responses | 1 | 135.9× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| DDX58/IFIH1-mediated induction of interferon-alpha/beta | 1 | 126.9× | 0.016 | TBK1 |
| Regulation of TNFR1 signaling | 1 | 112.0× | 0.017 | TBK1 |
| Toll Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) Cascade | 1 | 96.8× | 0.019 | TBK1 |
| TRIF (TICAM1)-mediated TLR4 signaling | 1 | 95.2× | 0.019 | TBK1 |
| MyD88-independent TLR4 cascade | 1 | 92.1× | 0.019 | TBK1 |
| SARS-CoV-1-host interactions | 1 | 87.8× | 0.019 | TBK1 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mitochondrial threonyl-tRNA aminoacylation | 1 | 8426.0× | 0.004 | TARS2 |
| threonyl-tRNA aminoacylation | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.004 | TARS2 |
| dendritic cell proliferation | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.004 | TBK1 |
| cGAS/STING signaling pathway | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.005 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of xenophagy | 1 | 1053.2× | 0.005 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of TORC2 signaling | 1 | 1053.2× | 0.005 | TBK1 |
| regulation of type I interferon production | 1 | 842.6× | 0.006 | TBK1 |
| T follicular helper cell differentiation | 1 | 702.2× | 0.006 | TBK1 |
| cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor signaling pathway | 1 | 443.5× | 0.007 | TBK1 |
| peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation | 1 | 443.5× | 0.007 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 421.3× | 0.007 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of interferon-alpha production | 1 | 324.1× | 0.009 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of macroautophagy | 1 | 263.3× | 0.009 | TBK1 |
| toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway | 1 | 263.3× | 0.009 | TBK1 |
| peptidyl-serine phosphorylation | 1 | 247.8× | 0.009 | TBK1 |
| activation of innate immune response | 1 | 240.7× | 0.009 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of type I interferon production | 1 | 210.7× | 0.009 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of interferon-beta production | 1 | 195.9× | 0.010 | TBK1 |
| canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction | 1 | 183.2× | 0.010 | TBK1 |
| type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 172.0× | 0.010 | TBK1 |
| negative regulation of TORC1 signaling | 1 | 162.0× | 0.010 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of TORC1 signaling | 1 | 147.8× | 0.010 | TBK1 |
| macroautophagy | 1 | 120.4× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| antiviral innate immune response | 1 | 113.9× | 0.012 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of autophagy | 1 | 104.0× | 0.013 | TBK1 |
| response to virus | 1 | 72.0× | 0.018 | TBK1 |
| defense response to Gram-positive bacterium | 1 | 63.8× | 0.020 | TBK1 |
| positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction | 1 | 36.3× | 0.032 | TBK1 |
| defense response to virus | 1 | 34.7× | 0.032 | TBK1 |
| negative regulation of gene expression | 1 | 34.5× | 0.032 | TBK1 |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 1
Druggability breadth: 2 of 2 evidence-associated genes (100%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| TBK1 | MOMELOTINIB |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | 38 | 4 |
| TARS2 | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| MOMELOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| AMLEXANOX | 4 | TBK1 |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| ENTRECTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| PACRITINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| FILGOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| NINTEDANIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| ERLOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| CRIZOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| MIDOSTAURIN | 4 | TBK1 |
| ORANTINIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| ALVOCIDIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| DOVITINIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| LESTAURTINIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| RUBOXISTAURIN | 3 | TBK1 |
| SILMITASERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| FORETINIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| SU-014813 | 2 | TBK1 |
| CENISERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| ADAVOSERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| CERDULATINIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| R-406 | 2 | TBK1 |
| AT-9283 | 2 | TBK1 |
| MILCICLIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| TOZASERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| UCN-01 | 2 | TBK1 |
| PF-00562271 | 1 | TBK1 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| TBK1 | 475 | Binding:473, Functional:2 |
| TARS2 | 2 | Binding:2 |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| TBK1 | 475 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 2; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
30 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| MOMELOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| AMLEXANOX | 4 | TBK1 |
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| ENTRECTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| PACRITINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| FILGOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| NINTEDANIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| ERLOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| CRIZOTINIB | 4 | TBK1 |
| MIDOSTAURIN | 4 | TBK1 |
| ORANTINIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| ALVOCIDIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| DOVITINIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| LESTAURTINIB | 3 | TBK1 |
| RUBOXISTAURIN | 3 | TBK1 |
| SILMITASERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| FORETINIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| SU-014813 | 2 | TBK1 |
| CENISERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| ADAVOSERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| CERDULATINIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| R-406 | 2 | TBK1 |
| AT-9283 | 2 | TBK1 |
| MILCICLIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| TOZASERTIB | 2 | TBK1 |
| UCN-01 | 2 | TBK1 |
| PF-00562271 | 1 | TBK1 |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | TBK1 |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 0 | |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 1 | TARS2 |
Undrugged target profiles
1 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| TARS2 | 2 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 19.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 17 |
| PHASE4 | 2 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT03860662 | PHASE4 | COMPLETED | The Effect of Oral Baclofen and Botulinum Toxin Treatments in Hemiplegic Spasticity on the Nociceptive Flexor Reflex |
| NCT05615987 | PHASE4 | UNKNOWN | Comparison of Botulinum Toxin Injection Techniques in Spasticity |
| NCT03402854 | Not specified | RECRUITING | tDCS and Bimanual Therapy for Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy |
| NCT07119801 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Clinical and Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) in Post-Stroke Spasticity |
| NCT07135739 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Functional Electrical Stimulation With Mirror Therapy on Upper Limb Functions and Quality of Life in Hemiplegic Children |
| NCT07421505 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Spinal Mobility in Children With Cerebral Palsy: NDT-Bobath and Exergaming |
| NCT07433647 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Evaluation of Brain MRI Changes in Cerebral Palsy Patients |
| NCT07482618 | Not specified | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Evaluation of Spasticity, Neuropathic Pain, and Gait Analysis in Stroke Patients Receiving Tolperison Therapy After Botulinum Toxin Injection |
| NCT07538297 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Biomechanical Muscle Properties and Balance in Children With Spastic Hemiplegia |
| NCT07615569 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Robot-assisted Versus Conventional Physical Therapy for Hand in Sub-acute Stroke |
| NCT01329705 | Not specified | WITHDRAWN | Dynamic Splinting for Plantarflexion in Spastic Hemiplegia |
| NCT04528966 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Effects of WBV in Children With Hemiparetic CP |
| NCT04775511 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Clinical and Ultrasonographic Comparison of the Effect of Hot and Cold Therapy on Spasticity |
| NCT05069480 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Modulation of Upper Limb Spasticity Post-Stroke |
| NCT05449951 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Effect of Dry Needling on Spasticity in Stroke Survivors. |
| NCT05519592 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Proximal Lower Limb Intramuscular Block : Effects on Hemiparetic Gait |
| NCT06086314 | Not specified | COMPLETED | The Effects of Neurorehabilitation Approaches Involving Different Upper Extremity Reactive Trainings in Stroke Patients |
| NCT06725069 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Flexor Spasticity and Function in Stroke Patients |
| NCT07331844 | Not specified | COMPLETED | BTX-A and Mirror Therapy for Chronic Stroke Spasticity |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| BACLOFEN | 4 | 1 |
| ONABOTULINUMTOXINA | 4 | 1 |
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: TBK1, TARS2
- Drugs: Baclofen, Onabotulinumtoxina