The use of eponyms in neurology remains controversial, and important questions have been raised about their appropriateness. Different approaches have been taken, with some eponyms being excluded, others replaced, and new ones being created. An example is Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome, which has been replaced by neurodegeneration with brain iron accuulatium (NBIA). Amiothoplic lateral sclerosys (...

Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (formerly Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome), the most prevalent form of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation, is a rare degenerative brain disease characterised by predominantly extrapyramidal dysfunction resulting from mutations in the PANK2 (pantothenate kinase 2) gene. Using DNA mutation analysis, the authors identified a novel missense m...

BACKGROUND Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA), formerly known as Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome, is a heterogeneous group of disorders with different treatment options. CASE REPORTS In the first case, progressively generalizing dystonic symptoms appeared during childhood. A mutation in the gene encoding pantothenate kinase 2 (PANK2) was found. Brain MRI showed bilateral hypers...

parkinsonism is used to describe a syndrome manifested by any combination of six cardinal features: tremor at rest, rigidity, bradykinesia, loss of postural reflexes, flexed posture and the freezing. decreased dopaminergic neurotransmission in the basal ganglia is the core biochemical pathology in parkinsonism. hereditary parkinsonism includes various heredodegenerative diseases such as hallerv...

Introdução: A Síndrome de Hallervorden-Spatz é uma rara doença neurodegenerativa, autossômica recessiva, com alterações características do piramidalismo e extrapiramidalismo, além distúrbios emocionais, sendo o diagnóstico caracterizado pela presença sinal olho tigre, encontrado na ressonância magnética. Objetivo: Descrever efeito da intervenção treinamento físico por meio um estudo caso. O pro...

how to cite this article: tonekaboni sh, mollamohammadi m. neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation: an overview. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn;8(4): 1-8. abstract objective neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (nbia) is a group of neurodegenerative disorder with deposition of iron in the brain (mainly basal ganglia) leading to a progressive parkinsonism, spasticity, dystonia...

Although the majority of cases of hereditary chorea correspond accurately to the classical pattern described by Huntington (1872), a number of atypical forms have been recorded in children and adults which are characterized by rigidity rather than by hyperkinesia. Most of these have been reported in the continental literature and we thought it was of interest to draw attention to two atypical j...

An eye-of-the-tiger sign is previously known to have one-to-one correlation with pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN). Reviewing the literature on this subject, the correlation between eye-of-the-tiger sign and PKAN seems to show an interesting hypothesis that differs from conventional conclusion. We analyze the published papers in an attempt to reflect this trend and illustr...