An unusual case of Fahr's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 2 B, 2009, Pages 516-518

  Cavalcanti Mendes, George De Albuquerque ^a   De Carvalho, Gervásio Teles C ^b   Christo, Paulo Pereira ^a   Malloy Diniz, Leandro F ^c   De Sousa, Atos Alves ^b  

^a Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte ^*  (Brazil)

^b Hospital Mater Dei   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; FAHR DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; STROKE;

EID: 68049093107     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000300029     Document Type: Article

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