Fahr's disease: idiopathic abnormal basal ganglia calcifications in the brain

fahr disease: idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

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Transcranial sonography of basal ganglia calcifications in Fahr disease.

Fahr disease, also known as bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis, is a rare degenerative neurologic disorder characterized by almost symmetric calcifications of the basal ganglia, the cerebellum dentate nuclei, the thalami, and the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres. Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis manifests as familial autosomal dominant but also as sporadic forms. Movement ...

Fahr disease: Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

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...

Basal ganglia calcification in idiopathic hypoparathyroidism

ABSTRACT: Hypoparathyroidism refers to a group of disorders in which extracellular calcium levels cannot be maintained within the normal range due to relative or absolute deficiency of parathyroid hormone. Clinically, hypoparathyroidism manifests predominantly as neuromuscular dysfunction caused by hypocalcemia. Basal ganglia calcification in particular is associated with hypoparathyroidism. Tw...