Basal ganglia calcifications (Fahr’s syndrome): related conditions and clinical features
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DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-03998-x
Abstract: Basal ganglia calcifications could be incidental findings up to 20% of asymptomatic patients undergoing CT or MRI scan. The presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with bilateral basal ganglia calcifications (which could occur in other peculiar… read more here.
Keywords: related conditions; ganglia calcifications; syndrome related; calcifications fahr ... See more keywords
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Fahr's Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1040
Abstract: Objectives and methodology To review the neuropsychiatric symptoms of Fahr's syndrome. Results/discussion Fahr's Syndrome is a rare degenerative neuropsychiatric condition, characterized by bilateral and symmetrical calcifications of the basal ganglia. It can be associated with… read more here.
Keywords: symptoms fahr; fahr syndrome; neuropsychiatric symptoms;
General anesthesia for patient with Fahr's syndrome
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000015390
Abstract: Rationale: Fahr's syndrome (FS) is a rare neurological and psychiatric disorder characterized by bilateral brain calcifications when a secondary cause of the calcification is found. Patient concerns: A 53-year-old female patient diagnosed with FS for… read more here.
Keywords: anesthesia patient; seizure; patient fahr; fahr syndrome ... See more keywords
Fahr’s Syndrome Secondary to Primary Hypoparathyroidism Presenting With Seizures and the Role of Steroid Therapy
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DOI: 10.1177/11795476231178119
Abstract: Background: Fahr’s syndrome a rare neurological condition characterized by an abnormal basal ganglia calcification. The condition has both genetic and metabolic causes. Here, we describe a patient who had Fahr’s syndrome and basal secondary to… read more here.
Keywords: calcium; syndrome secondary; hypoparathyroidism; fahr syndrome ... See more keywords
Fahr's Syndrome in a Sporadic Case
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.273636
Abstract: An 88-year-old woman with progressive dementia and parkinsonism unresponsive to L-dopa was referred to the emergency department for traumatic brain injury. Skull X-rays [Figure 1] and brain CT [Figure 2] showed extensive and symmetrical intracranial… read more here.
Keywords: sporadic case; fahr syndrome; brain; syndrome sporadic ... See more keywords