Brain calcifications: Fahr’s disease or syndrome
A 58-year-old female patient was brought in for myclonies, tonic-clonic seizures, with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, cerebral infarction sequelae. Clinical examination was found soporous, isochoric pupils, hyporeactive, right hemiparesis. The no-contrast brain tomogra...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna |
| Repositorio: | Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/579 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/579 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Enfermedad de Fahr síndrome de Fahr calcificaciones cerebrales Fahr disease Fahr syndrome brain calcifications |
| Sumario: | A 58-year-old female patient was brought in for myclonies, tonic-clonic seizures, with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, cerebral infarction sequelae. Clinical examination was found soporous, isochoric pupils, hyporeactive, right hemiparesis. The no-contrast brain tomographic studyshowed cerebral and cerebellar calcifications. It is discussed about the concepts of Fahr disease or syndrome. |
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