FAHR Syndrome: Case Report

Abstract

Fahr Syndrome revelead accumulation of calcium and various minerals in basal ganglia, cere- bellum and centrum semiovale bilaterally and symmetrical. The most common clinical presen- tations are parkinsonism, chorea, tremor, dystonia, cognitive disorders. This patient is referred to policlinic with complaint of only headache, whose hypocalsemia treatment started early. Fahr Syndrome should be considered in etiology of patient with headache, especially if there are hypocalcemia symptoms accompany to the headache, serum calcium levels and imaging should be wanted.

Özet

Fahr sendromu, bilateral ve simetrik olarak bazal gangliyonlar, serebellum ve sentrum semio- valeye kalsiyum ve çeLitli minerallerin birikimi ile ortaya ç kar. En s k görülen klinik prezentas- yonu parkinsonizm, kore, tremor, distoni, kognitif bozukluklard r. Bu olgu sadece baL a?r s Likayetiyle poliklini?e baL vuran, erken dönemde hipokalsemi tedavisi baLlanan bir hasta. BaL a?r s olan hastalarda etyolojide Fahr sendromu akla gelmeli, özellikle baL a?r s na eLlik eden hipokalsemi semptomlar varsa kan kalsiyum düzeyi ve görüntüleme mutlaka istenmelidir