Fahr’s Disease Presenting with Dementia at Onset : A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Marra, Angela
Spadaro, Letteria
Bramanti, Placido
Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fahr’s disease (FD) is characterized by sporadic or familiar idiopathic calcification of the basal ganglia, dentate nuclei of the cerebellum, and centrum semiovale, mainly presenting with movement disorder, dementia, and behavioral abnormalities.
We described a rare case of Fahr’s disease presenting at onset only with behavioral and neuropsychological alterations, whose diagnosis was supposed only after a brain CT, which showed extensive bilateral calcifications in the dentate nuclei of the cerebellum and basal ganglia.
Since the onset of Fahr’s disease may be a dysexecutive syndrome with behavioral abnormalities, the clinical and radiological features are really important to do the appropriate diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore& Spadaro, Letteria& Marra, Angela& Bramanti, Placido. 2014. Fahr’s Disease Presenting with Dementia at Onset : A Case Report and Literature Review. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495832
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore…[et al.]. Fahr’s Disease Presenting with Dementia at Onset : A Case Report and Literature Review. Behavioural Neurology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495832
American Medical Association (AMA)
Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore& Spadaro, Letteria& Marra, Angela& Bramanti, Placido. Fahr’s Disease Presenting with Dementia at Onset : A Case Report and Literature Review. Behavioural Neurology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495832
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495832