Diffuse encephalic calcification. A case report.
The basal ganglia calcification is known since the last century but with the new neuroimage techniques (CT scan) its diagnosis became more frequent specially in asymptomatic patients. The authors report a case with non-familial primary diffuse encephalic calcification with exuberant calcifications on cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum and brain stem, seen on CT scan.
De Rosso
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Department of Neurology, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital (HUCFF-UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Maranhão Filho
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Pde A
De Oliveira
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Novis
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D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed