Fahr syndrome

Case contributed by Danilo Ferreira Maia , 17 Feb 2019
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 4 Mar 2019

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Male16-years-old male patient, 16 years old, presenting with headache and vomiting 12 years after excision of medulloblastoma.
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Fahr syndrome, also called estriatopalidodendate calcinosis, is characterized by extensive calcification of the base ganglia, dentate nucleus, thalamus, and subcortical white matter. It may be primary, familial, or secondary, such as HIV, hypoparathyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, sequelae of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, among others.

  • -<p>Fahr syndrome, also called estriatopalidodendate calcinosis, is characterized by extensive calcification of the base ganglia, dentate nucleus, thalamus, and subcortical white matter. It may be primary, familial, or secondary, such as HIV, hypoparathyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, sequelae of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, among others.</p>
  • +<p><a title="Fahr syndrome" href="/articles/fahr-syndrome-1">Fahr syndrome</a>, also called estriatopalidodendate calcinosis, is characterized by extensive calcification of the base ganglia, dentate nucleus, thalamus, and subcortical white matter. It may be primary, familial, or secondary, such as HIV, hypoparathyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, sequelae of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, among others.</p>

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Extensive symmetric calcifications involving caudate, lentiform nucleus, thalamus, and subcortical white matter.

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