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Hereditary haemochromatosis is unlikely to cause movement disorders--a critical review.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15258788     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is a common autosomal recessive systemic iron overload disorder in which CNS manifestations, particularly movement disorders, have been reported. We report a 63-year-old woman with familial HH with a four-year history of progressive gait disturbance, chorea, and mild cervical and laryngeal dystonia. Her movement disorder was thought to be related to the haemochromatosis. On further investigation, analysis for the Huntington's disease expansion was positive. A review of the seven published cases of movement disorders associated with HH as well as data concerning brain iron deposition in this condition leads us to debate the causal link between movement disorders and HH. We suggest that movement disorders are rare in association with HH, and that such patients should be thoroughly investigated for another cause for their movement disorder.
Authors:
Noemi Russo; Mark Edwards; Thomasin Andrews; Michael O'Brien; Kailash P Bhatia
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurology     Volume:  251     ISSN:  0340-5354     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurol.     Publication Date:  2004 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-07-19     Completed Date:  2004-10-20     Revised Date:  2007-07-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0423161     Medline TA:  J Neurol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  849-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience & Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Basal Ganglia / metabolism,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Family Health
Female
Hemochromatosis / complications,  diagnosis*
Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnosis,  physiopathology
Humans
Huntington Disease / complications,  diagnosis*,  genetics*
Iron / metabolism,  toxicity
Middle Aged
Movement Disorders / diagnosis*,  etiology,  genetics
Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7439-89-6/Iron
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Neurol. 2007 Jan;254(1):113-4   [PMID:  17508145 ]
J Neurol. 2006 Feb;253(2):261-2   [PMID:  16096812 ]

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