Late Onset Neurodegeneration with Brain-Iron Accumulation Presenting as Parkinsonism
2012 ◽
Vol 2012
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pp. 1-3
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Neurodegeneration with brain-iron accumulation (NBIA) encompasses a family of neurodegenerative disorders connected by evidence of abnormal brain iron deposition. Advances in imaging and genetic testing expanded the clinical spectrum of these disorders. Here, a case of parkinsonism and dystonia with orofacial stereotypies is presented. While the patient was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and placed on levodopa therapy, dopamine transporter imaging via (123)I-FP-CIT SPECT (DaTSCAN) was normal. MRI brain showed “eye of the tiger” sign on T2 weighted imaging. NBIA should be considered in the differential diagnosis of atypical parkinsonism.
2019 ◽
Vol 7
(1)
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pp. 120-121
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2016 ◽
Vol 10
(2)
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pp. 160-164
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2016 ◽
Vol 4
(2)
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pp. 254-257
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2012 ◽
Vol 12
(12)
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pp. 1467-1480
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