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Fahr`s syndrome – apropos of a clinical case
| Resumo: | Fahr’s Syndrome is a rare degenerative neurological disorder, which can be of hereditary or sporadic origin, characterized by the presence of abnormal calcium deposits and associated cell loss in certain areas of the brain, namely basal ganglia and cerebral cortex. Associated symptoms include progressive deterioration of cognitive abilities (dementia) and loss of acquired motor skills, speech impairment, seizures or headache.The authors present the Clinical Case of a 29 years old inpatient with a family history of hypocalcaemia, presenting a condition evolving for 5 days and characterized by prostration, refusing to eat, and generalized muscle stiffness, with progressive clinical impairment, associated to sudden aphasia secondary to hypocalcaemia. His study shows the existence of basal ganglia calcifications, and the conclusion this is a case of Fahr’s Syndrome |
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| Autores principais: | Salomão, Jorge |
| Outros Autores: | Bandeira, Paulo; Esteves, Mário |
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| Ano: | 2011 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Resumo: | Fahr’s Syndrome is a rare degenerative neurological disorder, which can be of hereditary or sporadic origin, characterized by the presence of abnormal calcium deposits and associated cell loss in certain areas of the brain, namely basal ganglia and cerebral cortex. Associated symptoms include progressive deterioration of cognitive abilities (dementia) and loss of acquired motor skills, speech impairment, seizures or headache.The authors present the Clinical Case of a 29 years old inpatient with a family history of hypocalcaemia, presenting a condition evolving for 5 days and characterized by prostration, refusing to eat, and generalized muscle stiffness, with progressive clinical impairment, associated to sudden aphasia secondary to hypocalcaemia. His study shows the existence of basal ganglia calcifications, and the conclusion this is a case of Fahr’s Syndrome |
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