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DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.090   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.090    Full Text (PDF)

Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification)

Betül Bozkurt, Mesut Bulakçı, Ayşe Kılıç, Burak Tatlı, Behiye Alyanak, Fatma Oğuz, Müjgan Sıdal

Fahr disease is a disorder of bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis. Common clinical findings include neuropsychiatric symptomes, seizures, dementia, speech difficulties, parkinsonism, distonia, chorea, and ataxia. It’s suggested that calcium metabolism disorders, systemic diseases, radiation, anoxia, toxins, and encephalits etc.may cause this disease. In this paper a 10-year old patient with Fahr syndrome is presented with relevant clinical, endocrinological and radiological aspects.

Keywords: Fahr disease, basal ganglia calcification, computed tomography
DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.090   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.090    Full Text (PDF)

Fahr Hastalığı (İdiyopatik Bazal Gangliyon Kalsifikasyonu)

Betül Bozkurt, Mesut Bulakçı, Ayşe Kılıç, Burak Tatlı, Behiye Alyanak, Fatma Oğuz, Müjgan Sıdal

Fahr hastalığı bilateral striyopallidodentat kalsinozis tablosudur. Sık rastlanan klinik bulgular nöropsikiyatrik semptomlar, nöbetler, demans, konuşma bozuklukları, parkinson, distoni, kore ve ataksiyi içermektedir. Kalsiyum metabolizması bozuklukları, sistemik hastalıklar, radyasyon anoksi, toksinler, ensefalitler gibi bir takım bozuklukların bu hastalığa neden olabileceği ileri sürülmüştür. Bu makalede on yaşında Fahr sendromlu bir hasta klinik, endokrinolojik ve radyolojik yönleriyle sunulmaktadır.

Keywords: Fahr hastalığı, bazal gangliyon kalsifikasyonu, bilgisayarlı tomografi

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Bozkurt, B., Bulakçı, M., Kılıç, A., Tatlı, B., Alyanak, B., Oğuz, F., & Sıdal, M. (2011). Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification). Journal of Child, 11(2), 90-93. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090


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Bozkurt B, Bulakçı M, Kılıç A, Tatlı B, Alyanak B, Oğuz F, Sıdal M. Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification). Journal of Child. 2011;11(2):90-93. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090


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Bozkurt, B.; Bulakçı, M.; Kılıç, A.; Tatlı, B.; Alyanak, B.; Oğuz, F.; Sıdal, M. Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification). Journal of Child, [Publisher Location], v. 11, n. 2, p. 90-93, 2011.


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Bozkurt, Betül, and Mesut Bulakçı and Ayşe Kılıç and Burak Tatlı and Behiye Alyanak and Fatma Oğuz and Müjgan Sıdal. 2011. “Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification).” Journal of Child 11, no. 2: 90-93. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090


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Bozkurt, B & Bulakçı, M & Kılıç, A & Tatlı, B & Alyanak, B & Oğuz, F & Sıdal, M 2011, 'Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification)', Journal of Child, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 90-93, viewed 3 May. 2025, https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090


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Bozkurt, B. and Bulakçı, M. and Kılıç, A. and Tatlı, B. and Alyanak, B. and Oğuz, F. and Sıdal, M. (2011) ‘Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification)’, Journal of Child, 11(2), pp. 90-93. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090 (3 May. 2025).


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Bozkurt, Betül, and Mesut Bulakçı and Ayşe Kılıç and Burak Tatlı and Behiye Alyanak and Fatma Oğuz and Müjgan Sıdal. “Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification).” Journal of Child, vol. 11, no. 2, 2011, pp. 90-93. [Database Container], https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090


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Bozkurt B, Bulakçı M, Kılıç A, Tatlı B, Alyanak B, Oğuz F, Sıdal M. Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification). Journal of Child [Internet]. 3 May. 2025 [cited 3 May. 2025];11(2):90-93. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090 doi: 10.5222/j.child.2011.090


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Bozkurt, Betül - Bulakçı, Mesut - Kılıç, Ayşe - Tatlı, Burak - Alyanak, Behiye - Oğuz, Fatma - Sıdal, Müjgan. “Fahr Disease (Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification)”. Journal of Child 11/2 (May. 2025): 90-93. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.090



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