scholarly journals Diagnosing early onset Fahr's disease (idiopathic basal ganglia calcification) in a criminal forensic population Scott, M. D., & Choi, D.

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-402
Keyword(s):  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Forensic Population ◽  
Basal Ganglia Calcification ◽  
Fahr’S Disease ◽  
Fahr's Disease ◽  
Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification

scholarly journals Fahr's Disease Presenting with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosam Al-Jehani ◽  
Abdulrazag Ajlan ◽  
David Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Rare Disorder ◽  
Basal Ganglia Calcification ◽  
Fahr’S Disease ◽  
Acute Presentation ◽  
Fahr's Disease ◽  
Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification ◽  
The Brain

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.

scholarly journals Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr’s disease) in a 9-year-old Nigerian child

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Clifford O. Okike ◽  
Obinna C. Ajaegbu ◽  
Lazerus Origbo ◽  
Uzoamaka V. Muoneke
Keyword(s):  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorder ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Recurrent Seizure ◽  
Basal Ganglia Calcification ◽  
Fahr’S Disease ◽  
Fahr's Disease ◽  
Nigerian Child ◽  
Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification ◽  
History Of

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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