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Parkinsonism due to Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation NBIA

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Parkinsonism due to Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation NBIA – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1884871565

Parkinsonism may occur in Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation(NBIA) that refers to disorders characterised by an excessive iron deposition in the brain-especially the basal ganglia. Only two disorders i.e. neuroferritinopathy and aceruloplasminemia are disorders of CNS iron metabolism. In others disorders such as PANK2 related Neurodegeneration-previously called Hallervorden Spatz Syndrome the exact role of iron in causing the degeneration is unclear.