Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Fahr's Disease, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge: A Case Report and a Literature Review.
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Abstract | :
Calcifications in basal ganglia could be an incidental finding up to 20% of asymptomatic patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The presence of neuropsychiatric symptomatology associated with basal ganglia calcifications identifies a clinical entity defined as Fahr's Disease. This term is used in presence of calcifications secondary to a specific cause, but the variability of etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical picture underlying this condition have raised the question of the real existence of a syndrome. Several classifications based on the etiology, the location of brain calcifications and the clinical presentation have been proposed. |
Year of Publication | :
2022
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Journal | :
Clinical neuropsychiatry
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Volume | :
19
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Issue | :
2
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Number of Pages | :
121-131
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ISSN Number | :
1724-4935
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DOI | :
10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220206
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Short Title | :
Clin Neuropsychiatry
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