| Literature DB >> 11160969 |
R P Allen1, P B Barker, F W Wehrl, F Wehrl, H K Song, C J Earley.
Abstract
Brain iron insufficiency in the restless legs syndrome (RLS) has been suggested by a prior CSF study. Using a special MRI measurement (R2'), the authors assessed regional brain iron concentrations in 10 subjects (five with RLS, five controls). R2' was significantly decreased in the substantia nigra, and somewhat less significantly in the putamen, both in proportion to RLS severity. The results show the potential utility of this MRI measurement, and also indicate that brain iron insufficiency may occur in patients with RLS in some brain regions.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11160969 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.2.263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910