Fahr’s Syndrome- An Interesting Case Presentation
Fahr’s syndrome refers to a rare syndrome which is characterized by symmetrical and bilateral intracranial calcification. We are presenting a 63 year old male, who complained of progressive dysarthria of 6 months, which was associated with slowness of movements. His neurological examination revea...
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| description | Fahr’s syndrome refers to a rare syndrome which is characterized by
symmetrical and bilateral intracranial calcification. We are presenting a 63 year old male, who complained of progressive dysarthria
of 6 months, which was associated with slowness of movements.
His neurological examination revealed Parkinsonian features. His
CT scan revealed a symmetrical large area of calcification over the
basal ganglia, the thalamus and the cerebellum. The secondary
causes of the bilateral calcification were ruled out to make the clinical diagnosis of Idiopathic Bilateral Striopallidodentate Calcinosis,
which is otherwise called as the Fahr’s syndrome. Deposits of
calcium and minerals cannot be linked to a single chromosomal
locus and further genetic studies are in progress for identifying the
chromosomal locus of the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa157334936a4b058bdd3e07dc08657f2022-12-21T18:18:27ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2013-03-017353253310.7860/JCDR/2013/4946.2814Fahr’s Syndrome- An Interesting Case PresentationAthulya Geetha Asokan0Sydney D’souza1Jayakumar Jeganathan2Shivananda Pai3Junior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, A-109/Casa Grande Apartments, Falnir Manglore, 575001, India.Head & Professor, Department of Internal Medicine,Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine,Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Manglore, Manipal University, India.Fahr’s syndrome refers to a rare syndrome which is characterized by symmetrical and bilateral intracranial calcification. We are presenting a 63 year old male, who complained of progressive dysarthria of 6 months, which was associated with slowness of movements. His neurological examination revealed Parkinsonian features. His CT scan revealed a symmetrical large area of calcification over the basal ganglia, the thalamus and the cerebellum. The secondary causes of the bilateral calcification were ruled out to make the clinical diagnosis of Idiopathic Bilateral Striopallidodentate Calcinosis, which is otherwise called as the Fahr’s syndrome. Deposits of calcium and minerals cannot be linked to a single chromosomal locus and further genetic studies are in progress for identifying the chromosomal locus of the disease.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2814/28%20-%204946_E(C)_PF1(M)_F(P)_PF1(P)_PFA(P).pdffahr’s syndromebilateral intracranial calcification |
| spellingShingle | Athulya Geetha Asokan Sydney D’souza Jayakumar Jeganathan Shivananda Pai Fahr’s Syndrome- An Interesting Case Presentation Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research fahr’s syndrome bilateral intracranial calcification |
| title | Fahr’s Syndrome- An Interesting Case Presentation |
| title_full | Fahr’s Syndrome- An Interesting Case Presentation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Fahr’s Syndrome- An Interesting Case Presentation |
| title_short | Fahr’s Syndrome- An Interesting Case Presentation |
| title_sort | fahr s syndrome an interesting case presentation |
| topic | fahr’s syndrome bilateral intracranial calcification |
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