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Relevance of early intervention in Fahr’s disease: understanding through a case study

Intracranial calcification may result from disturbances in calcium metabolism. It often remains asymptomatic, but may present with symptoms like seizure and neurological deficits. Correction of the underlying metabolic disturbance before damage of neuronal tissues due to intracranial calcification m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ahmad, Jamshed, Gupta, Bandna, Kar, Sujita Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6551443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31179422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2018-100021
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Sumario:Intracranial calcification may result from disturbances in calcium metabolism. It often remains asymptomatic, but may present with symptoms like seizure and neurological deficits. Correction of the underlying metabolic disturbance before damage of neuronal tissues due to intracranial calcification may be useful in preventing irreversible neurological deficits. This window period may be the crucial period that needs a thorough clinical evaluation and urgent intervention. We highlight the case of an adult woman with Fahr’s disease presented with generalised tonic-clonic seizure. The management priorities were also discussed along with review of literature.