Eye-of-the-tiger sign is not pathognomonic of pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration in adult cases

Brain and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-56

  Chang, Chaw Liang ^a   Lin, Chih Ming ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Eye of the tiger sign; Hallervorden Spatz syndrome; NBIA; Neurodegeneration; Neurodegeneration with brain iron; Pantothenate kinase 2; Pantothenate kinase associated; PKAN

Indexed keywords

PANTOTHENATE KINASE 2;

ADULT; AGING; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EYE OF THE TIGER SIGN; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NOTE; ONSET AGE; PANTOTHENATE KINASE ASSOCIATED NEURODEGENERATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

EID: 84878292723     PISSN: 21623279     EISSN: 21579032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.8     Document Type: Note

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