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Case Reports
. 2008 Apr 30;23(6):904-7.
doi: 10.1002/mds.22002.

Regression of symptoms after selective iron chelation therapy in a case of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation

Gian Luca Forni  1 , Manuela Balocco, Laura Cremonesi, Giovanni Abbruzzese, Roberto Carlo Parodi, Roberta Marchese
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Regression of symptoms after selective iron chelation therapy in a case of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation

Gian Luca Forni et al. Mov Disord. .

Abstract

We report the results of iron chelating treatment with deferiprone in a 61-year-old woman with signs and symptoms of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA). After 6 months of therapy the patient's gait had improved and a reduction in the incidence of choreic dyskinesias was observed. Her gait returned to normal after an additional 2 months of therapy, at which time there was a further reduction in involuntary movements and a partial resolution of the blepharospasm.

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