Fahr syndrome in a pediatric patient. Case report

Authors

  • Martina de Jesús Aguilar Pesantez Licenciada en Enfermería. Magister en Gestión en Atención Primaria de Salud. Ministerio de Salud Pública. Centro de Rehabilitación Integral Especializado. Enfermería.
  • Guadalupe Priscila Cabrera Contreras Licenciada en Enfermería. Magister en Gestión en Atención Primaria de Salud. Libre ejercicio.
  • Victor Francisco Ochoa Arevalo Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía. Magister en Neuropsicología Infantil. Hospital Monte Sinaí. Pediatría.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18537/RFCM.38.03.09

Keywords:

calcinosis, basal ganglia, nervous system diseases, adolescent, TAC

Abstract

Introduction: Fahr syndrome is an idiopathic cerebrovascular ferrocalcinosis, which causes abnormal calcified deposits in bilateral basal ganglia, dentate nuclei, cerebellum and cerebral white matter; it is associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. It is more common in adulthood; however it can occur less frequently in childhood. This article presents a case of progressive encephalopathy that began in childhood.

Clinical case: a 13-year-old male patient, with recurrent status epileptic episodes, abnormal gait movements and cognitive deficit of several years of evolution. Diffuse cortical atrophy, coarse and symmetrical calcifications of the base nuclei: head of the caudate nucleus, globus palidus, and tenuous calcifications in the cerebellar hemispheres. Images are compatible with Fahr syndrome.

Conclusions: Fahr syndrome can be a cause of seizures and should be considered in the clinical evaluation of a patient with seizures, especially in children and adolescents

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Published

2021-04-06

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 3 (2020): Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca

Section

Clinical Case

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