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Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Fahr's Disease, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge: A Case Report and a Literature Review.

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Abstract
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Calcifications in basal ganglia could be an incidental finding up to 20% of asymptomatic patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The presence of neuropsychiatric symptomatology associated with basal ganglia calcifications identifies a clinical entity defined as Fahr's Disease. This term is used in presence of calcifications secondary to a specific cause, but the variability of etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical picture underlying this condition have raised the question of the real existence of a syndrome. Several classifications based on the etiology, the location of brain calcifications and the clinical presentation have been proposed.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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Clinical neuropsychiatry
Volume
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19
Issue
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2
Number of Pages
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121-131
ISSN Number
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1724-4935
DOI
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10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220206
Short Title
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Clin Neuropsychiatry
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