## Abstract We report the results of iron chelating treatment with deferiprone in a 61‐year‐old woman with signs and symptoms of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA). After 6 months of therapy the patient's gait had improved and a reduction in the incidence of choreic dyskinesias w
Genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of PANK2 mutations in patients with neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation
✍ Scribed by Monika B. Hartig; Konstanze Hörtnagel; Barbara Garavaglia; Giovanna Zorzi; Tomasz Kmiec; Thomas Klopstock; Kevin Rostasy; Marina Svetel; Vladimir S. Kostic; Markus Schuelke; Evelyn Botz; Adolf Weindl; Ivana Novakovic; Nardo Nardocci; Holger Prokisch; Thomas Meitinger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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