Fahr syndrome discovered following a bacterial meningitis;Syndrome de Fahr découvert à la suite d'une méningite à pneumocoque

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 412-414

  Sbai, H ^a   Smail, L ^a   Hamdani, S ^a   Essatara, Y ^a   Harrandou, M ^a   Khatouf, M ^a   Kanjaa, N ^a  

^a Al Ghassani Hospital Fes   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cerebral calcifications; Fahr syndrome; Hypoparathyroidism; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FAHR DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; RARE DISEASE;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CONFUSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 43049094797     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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