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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2014, Volume 19, Number 4, Page(s) 217-219
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Fahr Syndrome Admıitted with Convulsion: A Case Report
Fatih DEMİRCAN1, Nevzat GÖZEL2, Faruk KILINÇ3, Cemil GÖYA4
1Özel Çağrı Tıp Merkezi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye
2Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye
3Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
4Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye

Fahr\'s syndrome is caused by calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders, is a rare disease, characterized by bilateral symmetrical intracranial calcification and neurodegenerative disorders. The etiology is uncertain. Clinically, it is usually start with unsteadiness, slurred speech, involuntary movements and muscle cramps. Psychosis, neuropsychiatric symptoms such as personality changes can be added. In this article, we described a patient brought to emergency room with tonic-clonic seizures. He had diagnosed of epilepsy by neurology clinic before applying us. We diagnosed Fahr syndrome due to idiopathic hypoparathyroidism with diffuse bilateral basal ganglia calcification on computed tomography.

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