Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation [DS:H00833]
Description
Kufor Rakeb syndrome (KRS), also known as Parkinson disease 9 (PARK9), is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by subacute, juvenile onset, levodopa responsive parkinsonism, pyramidal signs, dementia, and a supranuclear gaze palsy. It has been reported that brain MRI revealed generalized atrophy and putaminal and caudate iron accumulation bilaterally. KRS is due to ATP13A2 gene mutations.
Category
Nervous system disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Disorders of metabolite absorption or transport
5C64 Disorders of mineral absorption or transport
H02207 Kufor-Rakeb syndrome