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A rare cause of generalized tonic clonic seizures: Fahr disease

Jeneralize tonik klonik nöbetlerin nadir bir nedeni: Fahr hastalığı

Şehnaz Kılıç(Kocaeli Derince Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi)
Zahide Yılmaz(Kocaeli Derince Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi)
Ebru Yaşar(Kocaeli Derince Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi)
Erkan Şengül(Kocaeli Derince Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi)
Pages
37–40
Publication Date
2013-03-01
DOI
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In this article, we report a case of 67 year old patient who referred to our emergency service with epileptic seizures and whom was diagnosed as Fahr Disease according to the presence of hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism and presence of bilateral symmetrical calcifications in basal ganglia on cranial computed tomography (CT) scan.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Fahr’s disease (FD) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by bilateral symmetrical aggregation of calcium deposits in basal ganglia, thalamus, centrum semiovale and cerebellar dentate nucleus.
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Key Findings & Data:Although underlying etiology of Fahr’s disease is usually idiopathic, the most common secondary causes for development of Fahr’s disease are disorders of calcium metabolism.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, we report a case of 67 year old patient who referred to our emergency service with epileptic seizures and whom was diagnosed as Fahr Disease according to the presence of hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism and presence of bilateral symmetrical calcifications in basal ganglia on cranial computed tomography (CT) scan.
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⚙️Variables:Fahr Hastalığı · epilepsi · hipoparatiroidizm

Abstract

Fahr’s disease (FD) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by bilateral symmetrical aggregation of calcium deposits in basal ganglia, thalamus, centrum semiovale and cerebellar dentate nucleus. Although underlying etiology of Fahr’s disease is usually idiopathic, the most common secondary causes for development of Fahr’s disease are disorders of calcium metabolism. Common clinical findings of the disesae are movement disorders such as choreoathetosis, parkinsonism, dystonia whereas epileptic seizures, dementia and mood disorders might also rarely be seen. In this article, we report a case of 67 year old patient who referred to our emergency service with epileptic seizures and whom was diagnosed as Fahr Disease according to the presence of hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism and presence of bilateral symmetrical calcifications in basal ganglia on cranial computed tomography (CT) scan.

Özet

Fahr hastalığı, bazal ganglionlar, talamus, sentrum semiovale ve serebellumun dentat nükleusunda bilateral, simetrik kalsiyum birikimi ile meydana gelen nadir bir hastalıktır. Etiyolojisinde sıklıkla idiyopatik nedenler rol oynarken, sekonder nedenlerin önemli bir kısmını kalsiyum metabolizmasına ait bozukluklar oluşturmaktadır. Klinik bulguları arasında koreatetoz, parkinsonizm, distoni gibi ekstrapiramidal sistem bozukluklarının yanısıra daha az sıklıkta epileptik nöbetler, demans ve duygudurum bozuklukları da görülebilmektedir. Bu yazıda nöbet geçirme yakınması ile acil servisimize başvuran, laboratuar tetkiklerinde hipoparatiroidizme bağlı hipokalsemi ile birlikte bilgisayarlı beyin tomografisinde bilateral bazal ganglionlarda yaygın kalsifikasyon bulguları saptanarak Fahr hastalığı tanısı alan 67 yaşındaki erkek olgu sunulmuştur.

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Kılıç, Ş., Yılmaz, Z., Yaşar, E., Şengül, E. (2013). A rare cause of generalized tonic clonic seizures: Fahr disease. Kocaeli Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1, 37–40. https://ajindex.com/articles/1002385

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