title: Computed tomography of basal ganglia calcifications in pseudo- and idiopathic hypoparathyroidism.
abstract: It is well known that patients with pseudo (PHP)- and idiopathic (IHP) hypoparathyroidism are frequently associated with intracranial calcifications. The relative sensitivity of computed tomography (CT) and conventional skull radiography in detecting basal ganglia calcifications was studied in two patients with PHP and six with IHP. CT was more sensitive: the detection rate was 71% (5/7) for CT and 14% (1/7) for skull radiography. Furthermore, patients with more prolonged hypocalcemia showed a higher incidence of calcifications. Thus, CT was useful as a diagnostic technique in the early detection of calcified basal ganglia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukunaga
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kajihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishishita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torizuka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011547:Pseudohypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed