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Case Reports
. 1988 Nov;24(5):692-4.
doi: 10.1002/ana.410240519.

Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging correlations

K D Sethi  1 , R J Adams, D W Loring, T el Gammal
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Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging correlations

K D Sethi et al. Ann Neurol. 1988 Nov.

Abstract

Two women with a presumptive diagnosis of Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome had a combination of dystonia and parkinsonism. One had retinitis pigmentosa. Neuropsychological testing revealed decreased verbal fluency and visuoconstructional and motor deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging performed with a high-field-strength unit (1.5 Tesla) showed striking abnormalities in the globus pallidus bilaterally ("eye-of-the-tiger" sign). Magnetic resonance imaging may prove useful in the diagnosis of Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome.

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