Analysis of Gene Expression Pattern and Neuroanatomical Correlates for SLC20A2 (PiT-2) Shows a Molecular Network with Potential Impact in Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (“Fahr’s Disease”)

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Galdino da Silva ◽  
I. C. L. Pereira ◽  
J. R. M. Oliveira
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosam Al-Jehani ◽  
Abdulrazag Ajlan ◽  
David Sinclair

Fahr's disease is a rare disorder of slowly progressive cognitive, psychiatric, and motor decline associated with idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (IBGC) and widespread calcification in the brain and cerebellum. Acute presentation of IBGC is most often as a seizure disorder; however, we present a case of an acute IBCG presentation in which the cause of the deterioration was an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.


2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Clifford O. Okike ◽  
Obinna C. Ajaegbu ◽  
Lazerus Origbo ◽  
Uzoamaka V. Muoneke

Fahr’s disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by deposition of calcium on the walls of blood vessels of the Basal ganglia and Dentate nuclei of the Cerebellum. Patient can present with diverse array of symptoms including but not limited to seizure, extrapyramidal symptoms and mental retardation. We report a case of a 9-year-old female child with history of recurrent seizure. Brain CT showed symmetrical calcification in the basal ganglia.


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