Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report)
Abstract Basal ganglia calcifications have been linked to a wide range of conditions. Mostly it is an idiopathic finding, especially in the elderly. Endocrinological and neurological disorders are two significant entities causing this radiological finding. Here, we report the first case that suggest...
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| description | Abstract Basal ganglia calcifications have been linked to a wide range of conditions. Mostly it is an idiopathic finding, especially in the elderly. Endocrinological and neurological disorders are two significant entities causing this radiological finding. Here, we report the first case that suggests a possible correlation between Graves' disease and basal ganglia calcifications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e76bf94b69aa40ea9fcb82ff467b67342023-03-27T08:31:44ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-02-01112n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6903Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report)Lina Okar0Mhd Baraa Habib1Mohammad Khair Hamad2Department of medical education Hamad Medical Corporation Doha QatarDepartment of medical education Hamad Medical Corporation Doha QatarInternal medicine department, Endocrinology division Hamad Medical Corporation Doha QatarAbstract Basal ganglia calcifications have been linked to a wide range of conditions. Mostly it is an idiopathic finding, especially in the elderly. Endocrinological and neurological disorders are two significant entities causing this radiological finding. Here, we report the first case that suggests a possible correlation between Graves' disease and basal ganglia calcifications.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6903basal ganglia calcificationGraves' diseasehyperthyroidismthyroid disease |
| spellingShingle | Lina Okar Mhd Baraa Habib Mohammad Khair Hamad Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report) Clinical Case Reports basal ganglia calcification Graves' disease hyperthyroidism thyroid disease |
| title | Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report) |
| title_full | Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report) |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report) |
| title_short | Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report) |
| title_sort | bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and graves disease in a young patient a very rare association case report |
| topic | basal ganglia calcification Graves' disease hyperthyroidism thyroid disease |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6903 |
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