FAMILIAL CALCIFICATION OF THE BASAL GANGLIA WITH RESPONSE TO PARATHORMONE

Familial calcification of the basal ganglia with response to parathormone.

Massive symmetrical calcification of the basal ganglia and dentate nuclei is now a well recognized radiological finding and great emphasis has been laid on its association with hypoparathyroidism (Lowenthal, 1948). While such an association is undeniable the connexion between the two phenomena is ill understood and cannot at present be accepted as invariable. It is the purpose of this paper to ...

Familial calcification of the basal ganglia with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis.

Two related infants with microcephaly, spastic quadriplegia, and profound retardation are reported. Both showed extensive bilateral symmetrical calcification of the basal ganglia with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis.

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...

Idiopathic familial basal ganglia calcification associated with juvenile hypertension.

Pseudohypoparathyroidism with basal ganglia calcification

RATIONALE Parkinsonism can be secondary to many internal diseases, in some certain conditions, it seems that the clinical manifestations of parkinsonism presenting reversible. We report a case of patient with parkinsonism secondary to pseudohypoparathyroidism, who improved markedly after the supplement of serum calcium. PATIENT CONCERNS AND DIAGNOSES A 52-year-old woman with acute parkinsonis...