Fahr's disease presenting with dementia at onset: A case report and literature review

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  CalabrÒ, Rocco Salvatore ^a   Spadaro, Letteria ^a   Marra, Angela ^a   Bramanti, Placido ^a  

^a IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FAHR DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; BRAIN; CALCINOSIS; COMPLICATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN; CALCINOSIS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84898637556     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: 18758584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/750975     Document Type: Article

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