Abstract
With increasing CT examinations of the cerebrum, the discovery of basal ganglia calcification becomes more frequent. In order to correlate these calcifications to the symptoms believed to be accompanied with Fahr's disease 2318 cranial CT scans were examined. There was an overall incidence of basal ganglia calcification of 12.5%. The most frequent location was the globus pallidus (96.4%). In the examined population there was no correlation found between the calcifications and symptoms having been described with striopallidentate calcifications.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Basal Ganglia / diagnostic imaging
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Basal Ganglia Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Basal Ganglia Diseases / epidemiology
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Basal Ganglia Diseases / etiology
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Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
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Calcinosis / epidemiology
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Calcinosis / etiology
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Female
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Germany
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Globus Pallidus / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neurotic Disorders / diagnostic imaging
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Neurotic Disorders / epidemiology
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Neurotic Disorders / etiology
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Psychotic Disorders / diagnostic imaging
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Psychotic Disorders / epidemiology
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Psychotic Disorders / etiology
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Risk Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*