Fahr's syndrome- An interesting case presentation

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 532-533

  Asokan, Athulya Geetha ^a   D'souzA, Sydney ^a   Jeganathan, Jayakumar ^a   Pai, Shivananda ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bilateral intracranial calcification; Fahr's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSARTHRIA; FAHR DISEASE; GENE LOCUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PONS; SEIZURE; THALAMUS;

EID: 84874883582     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/4946.2814     Document Type: Article

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