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Brain iron deposition and movement disorders in hereditary haemochromatosis without liver failure: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is the most common inherited disorder of systemic iron excess in Northern Europeans. Emerging evidence indicates that brain iron overload occurs in HH. Despite this observation, there is a paucity of literature regarding central neurological manifestations, in particular movement disorders, in HH. The current study documents deep gray matter (DGM) nuclei iron deposition, movement …

Authors

Sharma S; Sethi SK; Reese D; Gharabaghi S; Yerramsetty KK; Palutla VK; Chen Y; Haacke EM; Jog MS

Journal

European Journal of Neurology, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 1417–1426

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

May 2022

DOI

10.1111/ene.15242

ISSN

1351-5101