The distribution of iron ions in the cerebellum of 15 human subjects aged 20-89-years was studied using highly-sensitive variant of Perls' histochemical technique. Increased iron content was found in the white matter and in Purkinje cells. In 10 out of 15 cases examined iron was detected in the nuclei of Purkinje cells, while in some cases iron was found in the nucleolus.

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