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neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 2a

info · Genetic · ICD-10: G23.0

A neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation that has_material_basis_in autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation in the PLA2G6 gene on chromosome 22q13.1 and is characterized by onset in the first 2 years of life.

Signs and symptoms

  • Cerebellar atrophy
  • Cerebral atrophy
  • Gliosis
  • Iron accumulation in brain
  • Decreased nerve conduction velocity
  • Ataxia
  • Optic atrophy
  • Hearing impairment
  • Seizure
  • Hypotonia

Also known as: INAD1; Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy 1; NBIA2a; Neurodegeneration, Pla2g6-Associated; Seitelberger Disease