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Fahr’s Disease Presenting with Manic Symptoms

Authors :
Sandip Subedi
Sadan Mukhi
Pradip Pandey
Source :
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 56, Iss 209 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nepal Medical Association, 2018.

Abstract

Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis (BSPDC), commonly known as Fahr’s disease, is a rare syndrome characterised by symmetrical calcification over the basal ganglion and dentate nucleus. No case of Fahr's disease with associated manic symptoms has been described in the literature to date. We report an unusual case of Fahr’s Disease in a 18 year old unmarried male who presented to the emergency department of Universal College of Medical Sciences – Teaching Hospital, Nepal with symptoms of mania. This rare case of Fahr’s disease has been reported to highlight this unusual condition and its differentiation from the commoner Fahr’s syndrome.

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine (General)
R5-920

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00282715 and 1815672X
Volume :
56
Issue :
209
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.55237abd4ed4fe5a515e94d0ffe49e6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.1600