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Fahr Disease

Arch Neurol. 2006;63:1806-1807.

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Fahr disease features sporadic or familial calcifications of the basal ganglia leading to neurological and psychiatric disturbances. Here we describe a case of Fahr disease with striking computed tomography scan images.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 50-year-old man with no relevant medical history (started in 2000) suddenly experienced dysarthria and complained about having lockjaw and a deviation of the right corner of his mouth for a period of 6 hours. Although other symptoms disappeared, his dysarthria persisted.

On the basis of the findings observed in a brain computed tomography scan performed at that time (Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3), he was referred to the endocrinology unit. The results of his laboratory tests were normal and he was diagnosed with Fahr disease.

Figure appears in full text version. Figure 1. Brain computed tomography scan showing bilateral and relatively symmetrical hyperdense images consistent with calcifications in the subcortical white matter of the temporal lobes, pontine tegmentum, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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AUTHOR INFORMATION
Jacobo Lester, MD; Carlos Zúñiga, MD; Sergio Díaz, MD; Carlos Rugilo, MD; Federico Micheli, MD

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