Journal of Clinical Neurology  2007;3(1):57-61

doi:10.3988/jcn.2007.3.1.57

Striopallidodentate Calcification and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy-Like Phenotype in a Patient with Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism.

Tae Won KIM 1 ; In Seok PARK ; Sung Hoon KIM ; Kwang Soo LEE ; Yeong In KIM ; Joong Seok KIM

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Keywords

Striopallidodentate calcification; Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism; Progressive supranuclear palsy

Country

Republic 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.