Basal ganglia calcification

Last revised by Fernando Figueredo Savi on 18 Dec 2024

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Savi F, Sharma R, et al. Basal ganglia calcification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Mar 2025) https://radiopaedia.org/articles/970

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Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/970

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970

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

18 Dec 2024, Fernando Figueredo Savi

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

basal ganglia calcifications, basal ganglia

Synonyms:

Basal ganglial calcification
Calcification of basal ganglia

Basal ganglia calcification is common and is seen in approximately 1% of all CT scans of the brain, depending on the demographics of the scanned population. It is seen more frequently in older patients and is considered a normal incidental and idiopathic finding in an elderly patient but should be considered pathological in persons younger than the age of 40 years unless proved otherwise ⁵.

However, there are many causes of calcification: