Enfermedad de Hallervorden-Spatz

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Enfermedad de Hallervorden-Spatz

Definición:

Es un trastorno del movimiento que se transmite a través de familias (hereditario).

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Hallervorden-Spatz es una enfermedad que empeora lentamente (degenerativa) y que por lo general se inicia en la niñez. Esta afección involucra rigidez muscular , debilidad y problemas en el movimiento.

La mayoría de los casos de esta enfermedad se deben a un defecto en el gen que produce una proteína llamada pantotenato cinasa 2. Los pacientes con este defecto genético presentan una acumulación de hierro en partes del cerebro, especialmente en los ganglios basales.

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