Hallerborden Spatz disease.

نویسندگان

  • V Raji
  • S E Dhanasegaran
  • Usha
  • K Subramanian
  • Suresh
  • S Kumar
چکیده

Hallervorden Spatz disease is a rare disorder characterized by progressive extrapyramidal dysfunction. We report a case of a 18 year old boy who presented with cervical dystonia, pigmentary retinal degeneration and MRI brain showing the "eye-of-the-tiger" appearance. Renamed recently as "Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation", we present this case for its rarity and interesting features.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

دوره 54  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006