Abstract

Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (Fahr's disease) is defined as basal ganglia, dentate nucleus and centrum semiovale bilateral idiopathic calcification deposits. Fahr's disease has the role of family participation and Fahr's disease is an autosomal dominant disease, is that autosomal recessive inheritance have been reported. Genetic studies have been identified a focus in chromosome 14q’. Although symptoms are usually seen beetwen decade of 4 and 6, it is rarely seen in childhood. neurological, abnormalities. Although the disease which is often asymptomatic can be seen with neurological, psychiatric simultaneously. There is not specific therapy modalities option for Fahr’s disease defined currently. Treatment is that according for complaints and accompanying pathologies of patient. In this article will be discussed that imaging findings of with the literature five cases with pathological basal ganglia calcification and neuropsychiatric symptoms

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