Cerebral cortical calcification

Cerebral cortical calcification or gyral calcification refers to curvilinear calcifications involving the cerebral cortex.

Causes include:

• vascular
  • ischemic stroke sequelae
  • arteriovenous malformation
• TORCH infection
  • congenital cerebral toxoplasmosis
  • congenital cytomegalovirus infection
• phakomatoses
  • tuberous sclerosis
  • Sturge-Weber syndrome
• other
  • Cockayne syndrome