hi i have just had results from my mri they say i have iron deposits in my brain does anyone have them or no anything about it x

[ashie]

[shasha]

hi ashie are you new to this site ? i dont know anyhing about irion in the brain but i think you will get a better response if you told us a little about yourself .. if you click on my name for instance , you get a bit of background etc -

good luck -

sha

[sbtexas]

In the early part of this century, iron was shown to be in high concentration in some regions of the brain ( Spatz, 1922 ). There is no iron in the brain at birth, but it accumulates rapidly during adolescence and early adulthood ( Hallgren and Sourander, 1958 ), and the accumulation of iron in children can be shown by MRI ( Barkovich, 1995 ). The basal ganglia has the highest iron concentrations in the brain, particularly the globus pallidus and substantia nigra ( Hallgren and Sourander, 1958 ; Griffiths and Crossman, 1993 ). There has been renewed interest in brain iron since reports of abnormal levels of iron in various neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, including increased levels of iron in the substantia nigra ( Dexter et al., 1987 ; Sofic et al., 1988 ; Riederer et al., 1989 ; Griffiths and Crossman, 1993 ). The substantia nigra pars compacta is the main site of neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease, but the relationship between iron deposition at this site and the aetiology and progression of Parkinson's disease is unknown. The physical state of the excess iron is not known with certainty.

[Moderator_1]

Ashie, this fits better in the question section. It is not a blog. i am combining it with your similar question.

Posted by ashie

could anyone tell me if they have had a mri for pd then discovered they have iron deposits in there brain if so wot can be done to get rid of them iff possible.

Beachdog

I had an MRI with nothing noticed.

Joealt BLOGGER

This sounds like something that your doctor should talk to you about.

ashie

ive spoke to pd doc had blood tests get results in 4 wks he did not seem to no wot was causin it as though it was a new thing he had not seen before could u post same question around see if any one knows about it please

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Ashie

I believe sbtexas has given you an answer above to this question.

[shakenlady]

I think this is is common in PD.