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11/25/2016 10:45

People with Parkinson’s show altered iron levels in their brains

Dr. Marcus Neitzert Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)

    Iron occurs naturally in the human body. However, in people with Parkinson’s disease it distributes in an unusual way over the brain. This is the result of a study by the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE) that has been published in the journal “Brain”. Researchers headed by Professor Peter Nestor applied a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allowing them to map iron levels in the entire brain – it is the first time this is done in Parkinson’s disease. This approach could improve the diagnosis of Parkinson’s and shine new light on the involved disease mechanisms.

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    https://www.dzne.de/en/about-us/public-relations/news/2016/press-release-no-20.h...


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