developmental venous anomaly (dva) is a common lesion formerly known as venous angioma. dvas drain normal brain parenchyma; however, parenchymal abnormalities surrounding dvas have been reported. unilateral putamen and caudate calcification in the drainage territory of dvas has so far been reported in 7 cases, all with deep venous drainage. we present two additional cases of dvas, one with supe...

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...

Fahr's disease or idiopathic basal ganglia calcification is a rare pathology. The most common clinical manifestations are movement disorders, psychiatric cerebellar syndrome, seizures and cognitive disorders. We report the case of 47-year-old female patient with revealed by brutal right hemiplegia.

fahr’s disease is a progressive and idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with normal metabolism of calcium and phosphor with motor and psychiatric signs and symptoms. dementia, chorea attetosise, psychosis and depression due to fahr’s disease are frequently reported, but fahr,s disease with bipolar mood disorder manifestation is very rare and we found only 3 case in review of literature from ...

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A57-year-old woman with a remote history of thyroidectomy but no prior neurologic symptoms developed seizures, fever, and coma. Limited evaluation at her local hospital in rural Haiti demonstrated serum hypocalcemia (4 mg/dL) and extensive bilateral subcortical calcification in the cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres on CT (figure). This pattern of calcification can occur in inherited condition...