Fahr's Disease(=Idiopathic Strio-Pallido-Dentate Calcinosis): A Case Report.
- Author:
Chang Seong CHO
1
;
Jung Ha PARK
;
Kwan Young SONG
;
Yun Kyung HAHN
;
Choong Hyun KIM
;
Young Il HA
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kangnam General Hospital, Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Basal ganglia;
Dentate nuclei;
Fahr's disease;
Intracranial calcification
- MeSH:
Basal Ganglia;
Brain
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1995;24(7):835-840
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors present a case of Fahr's disease which is characterized by idiopathic symmetrical calcifications in the basal ganglia and the dentate nuclei. Computerized tomographic scans of the brain demonstrated bilateral calcified lesions recognized in the region of the dentate nuclei of both cerebellar hemispheres and the basal ganglia. A review of the literature on several cases of intracranial ferrocalcinosis is presented.
