Abstract
Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with brain iron accumulation. The features include dystonia, dysarthria, pigmentary retinopathy, and characteristic MRI changes. Mutations in the gene encoding pantothenate kinase 2 underlie this disorder, now referred to as pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration or PKAN. Although treatment remains palliative, rational therapeutics are being explored.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123741059 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123741011 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Axonal spheroids
- Brain iron
- Coenzyme A
- Globus pallidus
- Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome
- PANK2
- Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Neuroscience(all)