Show Notes
In this episode of the JIMD Podcast, we explore manganese transporter disorders with Dr Karin Tuschl, Dr Suvasini Sharma and Prof John Spencer, covering clinical red flags, MRI clues, EDTA chelation, and the urgent search for safer, oral treatments for hypermanganesemia with dystonia.
Consensus of Expert Opinion for the Diagnosis and Management of Hypermanganesaemia With Dystonia 1 and 2 Sherry Fang, et al https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.70031
Removal of Toxic Metabolites—Chelation: Manganese Disorders Hendrik Vogt, et al https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.70107
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