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A diagnostic approach for neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: clinical features, genetics and brain imaging.
Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria - 1 Jul 2016
Salomão Rubens Paulo Araújo, Pedroso José Luiz, Gama Maria Thereza Drumond, Dutra Lívia Almeida, Maciel Ricardo Horta, Godeiro-Junior Clécio, Chien Hsin Fen, Teive Hélio A G, Cardoso Francisco, Barsottini Orlando G P
Abstract excerpt
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) represents a heterogeneous and complex group of inherited neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by excessive iron accumulation, particularly in the basal ganglia. Common clinical features of NBIA include movement disorders, particularly parkinsonism and dystonia, cognitive dysfunction, pyramidal signs, and retinal abnormalities. The forms of NBIA described...
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