Liver transplantion in a patient with rapid onset parkinsonism-dementia complex induced by manganism secondary to liver failure Transplante hepático em um paciente com complexo parkinsonismo-demência rapidamente progressivo induzido por manganismo devido a insuficiência hepática

Liver transplantion in a patient with rapid onset parkinsonism-dementia complex induced by manganism secondary to liver failure Transplante hepático em um paciente com complexo parkinsonismo-demência rapidamente progressivo induzido por manganismo devido a insuficiência hepática

Bilateral and symmetric globus-pallidus hyperintensities are observed on T1-weighted MRI in most of the patients with chronic liver failure, due to manganese accumulation. We report a 53-year-old man, with rapid onset parkinsonism-dementia complex associated with accumulation of manganese in the bra...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Fabiani, Enio Rogacheski, Júlio César Wiederkehr, Jussara Khouri, Andréa Cianfarano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2007-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
manganês
transplante hepático
complexo parkinsonismo-demência
globo pálido
manganese
liver transplantation
parkinsonism-dementia
globus pallidus
high-signal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000400027
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