Fahr syndrome - an incidental finding in a patient with lymphocytic meningitis

Jakub Okrzeja; Karolina Narejko; Eugeniusz Tarasów; Joanna Zajkowska; Adam Garkowski

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.09.025

Fahr syndrome - an incidental finding in a patient with lymphocytic meningitis

Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Oct 11;16(12):3855-3858. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.09.025. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Jakub Okrzeja¹, Karolina Narejko¹, Eugeniusz Tarasów², Joanna Zajkowska³, Adam Garkowski⁴

Affiliations

¹ Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
² Department of Radiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
⁴ Independent Department, Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.

Abstract

Fahr syndrome is a rare condition mainly characterized by symmetric and bilateral calcification of basal ganglia and cerebellar nuclei. Herein, we report a case of a 67-year-old woman with a history of parathyroidectomy and Parkinsonism, who was admitted to hospital with suspected neuroinfection, and imaging features that were consistent with Fahr syndrome. The objective of this study is to teach clinicians about a neurologic illness that requires comprehensive medical and neurologic investigation due to the manifestations of lymphocytic meningitis might distract you from Fahr syndrome symptoms.

Keywords: Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis-BSPDC; Fahr disease; Fahr syndrome; Parkinsonism-basal ganglia calcifications; Striopallidodentate calcinosis.

Publication types

Case Reports