Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report)

Lina Okar; Mhd Baraa Habib; Mohamed Khair Hamad

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6903

Bilateral basal ganglia calcifications and Graves' disease in a young patient: A very rare association (case report)

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 21;11(2):e6903. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6903. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Lina Okar¹, Mhd Baraa Habib¹, Mohamed Khair Hamad²

Affiliations

¹ Department of medical education Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Internal medicine department, Endocrinology division Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Basal ganglia calcifications have been linked to a wide range of conditions. Mostly it is an idiopathic finding, especially in the elderly. Endocrinological and neurological disorders are two significant entities causing this radiological finding. Here, we report the first case that suggests a possible correlation between Graves' disease and basal ganglia calcifications.

Keywords: Graves' disease; basal ganglia calcification; hyperthyroidism; thyroid disease.

Publication types

Case Reports