Report of a case with Fahr disease
Keywords:
enfermedad cerebrovascular de los ganglios basales, trastornos del metabolismo del calcio, enfermedades neurodegenerativas, calcinosis, epilepsia parcial motoraAbstract
Introduction: Fahr's disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by abnormal calcium deposits in the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex.
Objective: To describe the unusual presentation of a patient with Fahr's disease.
Clinical Case: A 30-year-old male patient with focal onset epileptic seizures in the left upper limb of one month's duration, accompanied by bradypsychia. A computed tomography of the head was performed, which reported the presence of multiple hyperdense images with calcium density in both cerebral hemispheres with bilateral nucleocapsular topography and in the gray matter, as well as in both cerebellar hemispheres; findings related to Fahr's disease. After ruling out other etiologies, treatment was started for symptomatic relief and anticonvulsant medication with favorable evolution and results.
Conclusions: Fahr's disease is a diagnosis to consider in young patients with focal epileptic seizures and bilateral calcifications of the basal ganglia.
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