Iron in Chronic Brain Disorders: Imaging and Neurotherapeutic Implications

Iron is important for brain oxygen transport, electron transfer, neurotransmitter synthesis, and myelin production. Though iron deposition has been observed in the brain with normal aging, increased iron has also been shown in many chronic neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkin...

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Published in:	Neurotherapeutics Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 371 - 386
Main Authors:	Stankiewicz, James, Panter, S. Scott, Neema, Mohit, Arora, Ashish, Batt, Courtney E., Bakshi, Rohit
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2007 Springer Nature B.V Springer-Verlag
Subjects:	Alzheimer’s disease Animals Brain - metabolism Brain - pathology chelation Free radicals Humans Iron Iron - metabolism Iron Metabolism Disorders - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI multiple sclerosis neurodegeneration Neurodegenerative Diseases - metabolism Neurodegenerative Diseases - pathology Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s disease MRI chelation multiple sclerosis neurodegeneration Iron Parkinson’s disease
ISSN:	1878-7479, 1933-7213, 1878-7479
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