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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Basal ganglia calcifications and ALS syndrome.

Brigida FierroA ScarpittaG Pisciotta

subject

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyNeurologyHypoparathyroidismDermatologyIdiopathic hypoparathyroidismBasal GangliaPathogenesisThalamusCerebellumBasal gangliamedicineHumansNeuroradiologybusiness.industryGeneral NeuroscienceAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCalcinosisGeneral MedicineSyndromeMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasePsychiatry and Mental healthnervous systemHypoparathyroidismNeurology (clinical)NeurosurgeryBrainstembusinessTomography X-Ray ComputedBrain Stem

description

We report the case of a patient with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism and unusually large symmetrical calcifications in the basal ganglia, thalami, cerebellar hemispheres and brainstem, who clinically presented an ALS-like syndrome. We discuss the possible role of abnormal calcium metabolism in the pathogenesis of motoneuron disease.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1994-06-01Italian journal of neurological sciences
10.1007/bf02342456https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7960680