Gligorievski, Antonio (2018) CT Diagnosis of Fahr disease, a case report. Clinical Case Reports and Reviews , 4 (2). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2059-0393
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Abstract
Fahr’s disease, or idiopathic striopallido¬dentate 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. Within the basal ganglia, the globus pallidus is the most frequent site of calcification, but deposits may be present in the putamen, caudate nucleus, and internal capsule, dentate nucleus of the cerebellum, thalamus, and the periventricular white matter.
Computed tomography is the preferable method of localizing and assessing the extent of cerebral calcification. The most frequently affected area is the lenticular nucleus, especially the globus pallidus. Calcifications in the putamen, thalami, caudate, and dentate nuclei are also common. Calcification seems to be progressive and gradual. However, because of the frequency of asymptomatic patients, the incidental diagnosis in patients undergoing brain CT scan for other reasons is possible.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Antonio Gligorievski |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2021 13:36 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2021 13:36 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/27683 |
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