Trial of Deferiprone in Parkinson’s Disease
Iron deposition in the substantia nigra has been implicated in Parkinson’s disease. Chelation with deferiprone reduced brain iron content but led to worse scores on scales of the movement disorder at 36 weeks.
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 2022-12, Vol.387 (22), p.2045-2055 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Iron deposition in the substantia nigra has been implicated in Parkinson’s disease. Chelation with deferiprone reduced brain iron content but led to worse scores on scales of the movement disorder at 36 weeks. |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa2209254 |