A diagnostic approach for neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: clinical features, genetics and brain imaging

ABSTRACT 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 to date include pantothenase kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), phospholipase A2 associated neurodegeneration (PLAN), neuroferritinopathy, aceruloplasminemia, beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN), Kufor-Rakeb syndrome, mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration (MPAN), fatty acid hydroxylase-associated neurodegeneration (FAHN), coenzyme A synthase protein-associated neurodegeneration (CoPAN) and Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome. This review is a diagnostic approach for NBIA cases, from clinical features and brain imaging findings to the genetic etiology.

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Main Authors: 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.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000700587
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