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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2015; 05(04): 077-079
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703939
Case Report

A case of Fahr's syndrome with rare atypical presentation as hemiplegia

Venkata Ravikumar Chepuri
1   Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences [RIMS], Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Himabindu Panta
2   Post Graduate, Department of Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences [RIMS], Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Calcification of basal ganglia or Fahr's disease is a rare disease characterized by bilateral and symmetrical intracranial deposition of calcium mainly in cerebral basal ganglia. Basal ganglia calcification secondary to endocrinological cause is known as Fahr's syndrome. Motor and neuropsychiatric symptoms are prominent features. We report a case presented with hemiplegia without any psychiatric symptoms. Radiological findings were suggestive of bilateral calcification of cerebellar hemispheres and basal ganglia. Parathyroid hormone levels were low with no significant findings in other investigations along with negative family history. Based on the radiological and biochemical findings the case was diagnosed as fahr's syndrome.

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Basal ganglia Calcification - Parathyroid hormone - Fahrs syndrome


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