Ct Diagnosis of Fahr’s Disease, A Case Report

Antonio Gligorievski*

Fahr’s disease is a rare inherited or sporadic neurological disorder with a prevalence of <1/1,000,000, with a higher incidence reported among males and a typical age of onset in the 4th–6th 3rd-5th decade of life.

Fahr’s disease, or idiopathic striopallidodentate calcinosis, or idiopathic basal ganglia calcification is a rare clinical entity characterized by bilateral and symmetrical intracerebral calcifications of the basal ganglia, thalamus, dentate nucleus and centrum semiovale in the absence of any metabolic abnormality including hypoparathyroidism.

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Published on: Apr 19, 2018 Pages: 13-15

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/2455-8702.000038
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