Abstract

DURAN-FLORES, Alexander; RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ, Lisbán  and  DURAN-FLORES, Oneidis. Fahr's syndrome. About a case. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2024, vol.46  Epub Apr 28, 2024. ISSN 1684-1824.

Fahr's syndrome, or cerebrovascular ferro-calcinosis, or calcinosis of the nuclei of the brain, is characterized by abnormal calcium deposition without abnormality in calcium metabolism. It accumulates mainly in the basal ganglia, cerebellar dentate nuclei and white matter. It is a degenerative neurological disorder associated with symptoms such as movement disorders and neuropsychiatric symptoms. The case of a 65-year-old male patient, from rural origin, widower, with a personal history of high blood pressure, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and prostate adenoma is presented. For this, he is treated with Cardicor, Lasix, Plaunac, DuoPlavin and Adenuric. He was taken to the emergency room by ambulance presenting generalized tonic-clonic seizures without sphincter relaxation, which responded to the administration of intravenous diazepam 10 mg. Fahr's syndrome was diagnosed, the patient progressed satisfactorily and was discharged 5 days after admission.

Keywords : Fahr's syndrome; ferro-calcinosis; basal ganglia; dentate nuclei.

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