title: [Hallervorden-Spatz disease].
abstract: Based on the history of a 5-year-old boy, the clinical picture and the natural history of Hallervorden-Spatz disease are reviewed. In the past, the diagnosis of Hallervorden-Spatz disease has usually been made only post mortem. In the T2 weighted MRI images "eye of the tiger" sign is seen. This is due to iron-accumulation in the pallidum and it makes the earlier, in vivo diagnosis of the disease possible.
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Orvostudományi Egyetem, Gyermekklinika.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hollódy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nádor
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D006211:Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology