Published March 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Hallervorden-Spatz disease. Clinical-radiological manifestations. Presentation of a case

Description

A case report of an 18-year-old female patient with Hallervorden-Spatz disease, from the age of 4 years, the patient presented with progressive neurological symptoms, consisting of abnormal movements of the upper limbs, dysarthria and mental deterioration. Magnetic resonance imaging showed abnormal iron deposits in the globus pallidus and substantia nigra, confirming the clinical diagnoses

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Enfermedad de Hallervorden. Spatz manifestaciones clinico-radiologicas. Presentacion de un caso

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revista Colombiana de Radiologia
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 307-309
ISSN
0121-2095

INIS

Country of Publication
Colombia
Country of Input or Organization
Colombia
INIS RN
36109383
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BODY; COLOMBIA; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; IMAGES; IRON; LIMBS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SKELETON
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; LATIN AMERICA; METALS; ORGANS; RESONANCE; SOUTH AMERICA; TRANSITION ELEMENTS