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Department of Radiology
Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai , India
Case of the Day
Case of the Day
A 45-year-old man came with progressive forgetfulness, slurred speech, and occasional episodes of involuntary muscle movements over the past six months.
A 45-year-old man came with progressive forgetfulness, slurred speech, and occasional episodes of involuntary muscle movements over the past six months.
Non-contrast enhanced CT scan of the brain shows calcifications in the thalami and corpus striata on both sides.
Non-contrast enhanced CT scan of the brain shows calcifications in the thalami and corpus striata on both sides.
Fahr disease
Fahr disease
Fahr's disease is named after Karl Theodor Fahr, a German neurologist who first described the condition in 1930. Fahr was a pathologist who studied abnormal calcifications in the brain, and he identified the characteristic deposits in the basal ganglia that are now known as Fahr's disease. He also described the disorder in a case report, highlighting the clinical presentation of a patient with these calcifications.
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