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ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2026

A challenging case of Down syndrome regression disorder.

Letícia Klabinske Marques Monteiro, Aimê de Paula Santos, Helena Santos de Moura Lima, Rejane de Souza Macedo Campos, Jesus Manoel Bernardez Gandara, Luziany Carvalho Araújo, Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa

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Article in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Letícia Klabinske Marques MonteiroUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares, Hospital das Clínicas, Serviço de Neurologia, Recife PE, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0008-2898-2508
Aimê de Paula SantosUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Recife PE, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0004-2563-9609
Helena Santos de Moura LimaUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Recife PE, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0008-8469-0411
Rejane de Souza Macedo CamposHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo SP, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0006-5686-3085
Jesus Manoel Bernardez GandaraReal Hospital Português de Beneficência em Pernambuco, Recife PE, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0001-7429-7922
Luziany Carvalho AraújoUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares, Hospital das Clínicas, Serviço de Radiologia, Recife PE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5072-8487
Breno José Alencar Pires BarbosaUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares, Hospital das Clínicas, Serviço de Neurologia, Recife PE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4333-2024

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Abstract

Abstract: Down syndrome regression disorder (DSRD) is a rare cause of neuropsychiatric regression observed in previously-healthy individuals with Down syndrome (DS). There have been reports of brain iron accumulation in the basal ganglia of patients with DS and DSRD, although the underlying etiology remains unclear. The current study aims to report, through detailed neuroimaging, laboratory tests, and clinical data findings, the case of a patient with DS who experienced a significant loss of abilities, accompanied by neuroimaging findings indicative of abnormal brain iron accumulation. While an extensive investigation with blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and genetic markers was unremarkable, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans revealed abnormal iron deposition and calcifications in the globus pallidus. The abnormal iron accumulation in the basal ganglia of patients with DSRD could be a potential neuroimaging marker for this condition.

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Down SyndromeGlobus PallidusIronBasal GangliaFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingIron

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PMCPMC13167196

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