Fahr's disease; striopallidodentate calcinosis; idiopathic basal ganglia calcification
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Introduction
idiopathic basal ganglia calcification
Epidemiology
- rare
Pathology
- basal ganglia calcification
- Calcified deposits consist of calcium carbonate & calcium phosphate
- calcification may also occur in
Genetics
- dominantly inherited
Clinical manifestations
- patients typically present in the 5th decade of lif
- case reports {3,4] of
More general terms
References
- ↑ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Fahr's Syndrome Information Page https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/fahrs-syndrome-information-page
- ↑ OMIM 213600
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Randhawa J, Onyshchenko M, Mbuvah F, Bagai R. A Rare Association of Fahr's Disease With an Autoimmune Tria J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 Fall;26(4):E16-8. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26037872 https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13100243
- ↑ Samuels C R, Khanni J L, Barkley K, et al. Case Report: An Incidental Finding of Fahr's Disease in a Patient with Hypochondria. Cureus. 2018 Dec 1;10(12):e3668. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30761221 Free PMC article. https://www.cureus.com/articles/15165-case-report-an-incidental-finding-of-fahrs-disease-in-a-patient-with-hypochondria
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Saleem, S., Aslam, H.M., Anwar, M. et al. Fahr's syndrome: literature review of current evidence. Orphanet J Rare Dis 8, 156 (2013) PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24098952 Free PMC article https://ojrd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1750-1172-8-156
Patient information
Fahr's disease patient information