Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case Report

We report an 11-year-old boy whose brain computed tomography findings incidentally revealed bilateral basal ganglia calcification. He was symptom-free and had no abnormal neurological findings. He was diagnosed with Fahr's disease based on radiological findings and after excluding other etiolog...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chia Kao, Ming-I Lin
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-10-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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description We report an 11-year-old boy whose brain computed tomography findings incidentally revealed bilateral basal ganglia calcification. He was symptom-free and had no abnormal neurological findings. He was diagnosed with Fahr's disease based on radiological findings and after excluding other etiologies such as infection, metabolic disorders, congenital malformation and malignancies. Most of the reported cases display an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Although Fahr's disease is a rare cause of basal ganglia calcification in children, this disease should be considered in children with a family history of neuropsychiatric disorders.
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spelling doaj-art-edcb6a636cbb4450842ca51cfe5283342025-08-20T02:04:49ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722010-10-0151529629910.1016/S1875-9572(10)60057-5Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case ReportYu-Chia Kao0Ming-I Lin1Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanWe report an 11-year-old boy whose brain computed tomography findings incidentally revealed bilateral basal ganglia calcification. He was symptom-free and had no abnormal neurological findings. He was diagnosed with Fahr's disease based on radiological findings and after excluding other etiologies such as infection, metabolic disorders, congenital malformation and malignancies. Most of the reported cases display an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Although Fahr's disease is a rare cause of basal ganglia calcification in children, this disease should be considered in children with a family history of neuropsychiatric disorders.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600575basal ganglia calcificationFahr's disease
spellingShingle Yu-Chia Kao
Ming-I Lin
Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case Report
Pediatrics and Neonatology
basal ganglia calcification
Fahr's disease
title Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case Report
title_full Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case Report
title_fullStr Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case Report
title_short Intramuscular Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle With Incidental Finding of Bilateral Symmetric Calcification of the Basal Ganglia: A Case Report
title_sort intramuscular hemangioma of the temporalis muscle with incidental finding of bilateral symmetric calcification of the basal ganglia a case report
topic basal ganglia calcification
Fahr's disease
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600575
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