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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Autores: Dávila-Hernández, Carlos Alberto, Bendezú-Ramos, Galo Franks, Torres-Luján, Marianella, del Rosario Cárdenas-Trejo, Julissa Enimia, Picoy-Romero4, Diana Esther
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
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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.