Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders

Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr’s disease)

Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr`s disease) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by symmetrical and bilateral calcification of the basal ganglia. Calcifications may also occur in other brain regions such as dentate nucleus, thalamus, and cerebral cortex. Both familial and non-familial cases of Fahr`s disease have been reported, predominantly with autosomal-dom...

fahr disease: idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

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Idiopathic familial basal ganglia calcification associated with juvenile hypertension.

Fahr disease: Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification: rediscovering an old challenge in organic psychiatric disorders.

Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification: rediscovering an old challenge in organic psychiatric disorders João Ricardo Mendes de Oliveira, Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira Keizo Asami Laboratory (LIKA), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil. Neuropsychiatric Department, UFPE, Recife, PE, Brazil. Neurosurgery Residency Program, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de...