Striopallidodentate Calcification and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy-Like Phenotype in a Patient with Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism.
- Author:
Tae Won KIM
1
;
In Seok PARK
;
Sung Hoon KIM
;
Kwang Soo LEE
;
Yeong In KIM
;
Joong Seok KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Striopallidodentate calcification; Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism; Progressive supranuclear palsy
- MeSH: Aged; Basal Ganglia; Brain; Dementia; Female; Humans; Hypoparathyroidism*; Paralysis; Parkinsonian Disorders; Phenotype*; Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology 2007;3(1):57-61
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: We present a 77-year-old woman with levodopa-nonresponsive parkinsonism, dementia, and supranuclear gaze palsy on vertical and horizontal gaze. Laboratory findings were consistent with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, and brain computed tomography showed extensive bilateral calcifications of the basal ganglia, centrum semiovale, dentate nuclei, and cerebellar white matter. These results illustrate that striopallidodentate calcification due to hypoparathyroidism may present with symptoms mimicking progressive supranuclear palsy.
