Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) represents a group of rare, genetic neurological disorders characterized by abnormal accumulation of iron in the basal ganglia, a part of the brain that controls movement, resulting in progressive dystonia, spasticity, parkinsonism, neuropsychiatric abnormalities, and optic atrophy. One specific form of this disorder, known as COASY Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration (CoPAN), […]











