Cerebral calcinosis with late-onset encephalopathy Jiaxingjia an unusual type of hypoparathyroidism ing

Authors

  • Soo Bang, Yang Il Park Author

Keywords:

hypoparathyroidism; calcinosis; hypoparathyroidism; basal ganglia calcification; tissue calcification; dentate nucleus; encephalopathy; special types; different types; intracerebral calcification;

Abstract

Calcification in the brain seen on X-ray cranial films is caused by different types of inflammatory and degenerative diseases. Occasionally, calcification is found bilaterally and symmetrically in the basal ganglia, dentate nuclei, and sulci. This particular type of pathological calcification has been called cerebral calcinosis, basal ganglia calcification, and Fahr's disease. Often caused by defective parathyroid function

Published

2010-12-09

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Articles