High Levels of Copper, Zinc, Iron and Magnesium, but not Calcium, in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Fahr’s Disease

High Levels of Copper, Zinc, Iron and Magnesium, but not Calcium, in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Fahr’s Disease

Patients with marked calcification of the basal ganglia and cerebellum have traditionally been referred to as having Fahr’s disease, but the nomenclature has been criticized for including heterogeneous etiology. We describe 3 patients with idiopathic bilateral striatopallidodentate calcinosis (IBSPD...

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Main Authors: Isao Hozumi, Akihiro Kohmura, Akio Kimura, Tatsuya Hasegawa, Akiko Honda, Yuichi Hayashi, Kazunori Hashimoto, Megumi Yamada, Takeo Sakurai, Yuji Tanaka, Masahiko Satoh, Takashi Inuzuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Fahr’s disease
Calcification
Copper
Zinc
Dementia
Parkinsonism
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/313920

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