A rare case of Fahr disease revealed by an epileptic seizure

Safaa Choayb, MD; Yahya El Harras, MD; Amal Lahfidi, MD; Firdaous Touarsa, MD; Meriem Fikri, MD; Najoua Ech-Cherif El Kettani, MD; Mohamed Jiddane, MD

Radiology Case Reports (May 2023)

A rare case of Fahr disease revealed by an epileptic seizure

Safaa Choayb, MD,
Yahya El Harras, MD,
Amal Lahfidi, MD,
Firdaous Touarsa, MD,
Meriem Fikri, MD,
Najoua Ech-Cherif El Kettani, MD,
Mohamed Jiddane, MD

Affiliations

Safaa Choayb, MD: Corresponding author.; Neuroradiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
Yahya El Harras, MD: Neuroradiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
Amal Lahfidi, MD: Neuroradiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
Firdaous Touarsa, MD: Neuroradiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
Meriem Fikri, MD: Neuroradiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
Najoua Ech-Cherif El Kettani, MD: Neuroradiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
Mohamed Jiddane, MD: Neuroradiology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 5
pp. 1954 – 1956

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Fahr's disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder, identified by bilateral and symmetrical intracerebral calcifications of mainly the basal ganglia. Patients often present extrapyramidal or neuropsychological symptoms. Seizure is one of the rarest manifestations that can reveal Fahr disease. We present the case of a 47-year-old male patient who had Fahr disease revealed by an inaugural tonic-clonic seizure.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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