Presentation
Dementia and recurrent seizures.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Fahr disease
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Presence of calcifications in the dentate nuclei of the cerebellum and basal ganglia, bilaterally.
Case Discussion
Features suggest Fahr disease, is brain calcinosis and basal ganglia, genetically determined autosomal dominant transmission. Symptoms usually appear between 40 and 50 years and are characterized by dementia, migraine, seizures, spastic paralysis, dysarthria.