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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun 6;1(3):255-257.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12046. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Freezing of Backward Gait

Raul Martinez-Fernandez  1 , Nuria Caballol  2 , Laura Castrillo  3 , Paul Krack  1
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Freezing of Backward Gait

Raul Martinez-Fernandez et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Brain iron accumulation; freezing of the gait; neuroferritinopathy.

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Figure 1
(A) T2‐weighted (1.5 Tesla) axial and coronal brain MRI sequences (left images) that show bilateral GP hypointensity with a small area of hyperintensity, compatible with the “eye of the tiger” sign. Gradient echo axial brain MRI sequences (central and right images) showing bilateral symmetrical hypointensities in SN and GPi that correspond to iron deposition. (B) 123I‐FP‐CIT SPECT brain imaging showing lack of uptake in both putamen nuclei, predominantly the left, and mild hypocaptation of the left caudate nucleus.
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