Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders
Fahr’s disease (FD), also known as familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, is a neurodegenerative disease affecting cerebral micro vessels, mainly in the basal ganglia. It mostly presents with movement disorders, dementia and behavioral abnormalities. It is considered hereditary with an aut...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
PAGEPress Publications
2020-04-01
|
| Series: | Geriatric Care |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/gc/article/view/8670 |
| _version_ | 1811252397561872384 |
|---|---|
| author | Alberto Castagna Carmen Ruberto Rosa Paola Cerra Laura Greco Giovanni Ruotolo |
| author_facet | Alberto Castagna Carmen Ruberto Rosa Paola Cerra Laura Greco Giovanni Ruotolo |
| author_sort | Alberto Castagna |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Fahr’s disease (FD), also known as familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, is a neurodegenerative disease affecting cerebral micro vessels, mainly in the basal ganglia. It mostly presents with movement disorders, dementia and behavioral abnormalities. It is considered hereditary with an autosomal dominant transmission. Fahr’s disease is often underestimated and under diagnosed. We reported the clinical differences found in two patients with Fahr’s Disease. In particular, we described a case of Fahr’s disease with behavioral alteration with extrapyramidal movement disorders, and a rare case of Fahr’s disease with cognitive and behavioral alterations in absence of extrapyramidal movement disorders. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T16:34:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b30a33c0e5244c4b98aa276ee49eb2a8 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2465-1109 2465-1397 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T16:34:57Z |
| publishDate | 2020-04-01 |
| publisher | PAGEPress Publications |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Geriatric Care |
| spelling | doaj.art-b30a33c0e5244c4b98aa276ee49eb2a82022-12-22T03:25:02ZengPAGEPress PublicationsGeriatric Care2465-11092465-13972020-04-016210.4081/gc.2020.8670Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disordersAlberto Castagna0Carmen Ruberto1Rosa Paola Cerra2Laura Greco3Giovanni Ruotolo4Center for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di CatanzaroCenter for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di CatanzaroGeriatric Unit, Pugliese-Ciaccio General Hospital, CatanzaroGeriatric Unit, Pugliese-Ciaccio General Hospital, CatanzaroGeriatric Unit, Pugliese-Ciaccio General Hospital, CatanzaroFahr’s disease (FD), also known as familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, is a neurodegenerative disease affecting cerebral micro vessels, mainly in the basal ganglia. It mostly presents with movement disorders, dementia and behavioral abnormalities. It is considered hereditary with an autosomal dominant transmission. Fahr’s disease is often underestimated and under diagnosed. We reported the clinical differences found in two patients with Fahr’s Disease. In particular, we described a case of Fahr’s disease with behavioral alteration with extrapyramidal movement disorders, and a rare case of Fahr’s disease with cognitive and behavioral alterations in absence of extrapyramidal movement disorders.https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/gc/article/view/8670Basal ganglia calcificationFahr’s diseaseextrapyramidal disorders. |
| spellingShingle | Alberto Castagna Carmen Ruberto Rosa Paola Cerra Laura Greco Giovanni Ruotolo Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders Geriatric Care Basal ganglia calcification Fahr’s disease extrapyramidal disorders. |
| title | Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders |
| title_full | Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders |
| title_fullStr | Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders |
| title_short | Fahr’s disease: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders |
| title_sort | fahr s disease familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with and without extrapyramidal disorders |
| topic | Basal ganglia calcification Fahr’s disease extrapyramidal disorders. |
| url | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/gc/article/view/8670 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT albertocastagna fahrsdiseasefamilialidiopathicbasalgangliacalcificationwithandwithoutextrapyramidaldisorders AT carmenruberto fahrsdiseasefamilialidiopathicbasalgangliacalcificationwithandwithoutextrapyramidaldisorders AT rosapaolacerra fahrsdiseasefamilialidiopathicbasalgangliacalcificationwithandwithoutextrapyramidaldisorders AT lauragreco fahrsdiseasefamilialidiopathicbasalgangliacalcificationwithandwithoutextrapyramidaldisorders AT giovanniruotolo fahrsdiseasefamilialidiopathicbasalgangliacalcificationwithandwithoutextrapyramidaldisorders |