Hemiplegia revealing Fahr's disease: A case report

Fresnel Lutèce Ontsi Obame 1, *, Aurelle Grass Mambila 2, Irénée Claujea Mambila Dibopaha 3, Jephthé Ontsiribira Obame 3 and Jean Arnaud Diankouika 1

1 Department of medicine, Brazzaville Military Hospital, Congo.
2 Department of neurology, University Hospital of Libreville, Gabon.
3 Department of medicine, University Hospital of Brazzaville, Congo.
 
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 15(01), 338–340
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.15.1.0707
 
Publication history: 
Received on 10 June 2022; revised on 15 June 2022; accepted on 17 June 2022
 
Abstract: 
Fahr's disease or idiopathic basal ganglia calcification is a rare pathology. The most common clinical manifestations are movement disorders, psychiatric disorders, cerebellar syndrome, seizures and cognitive disorders. We report the case of a 47-year-old female patient with Fahr's disease revealed by brutal right hemiplegia.
 
Keywords: 
Fahr's disease; Idiopathic calcifications; Hemiplegia; Case report
 
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