Fahr's disease. An otolaryngologic perspective.
An idiopathic basal ganglion calcification occurring in a 35-year-old man was first observed as a speech deficit. The literature is reviewed, the condition of patients with this disease is evaluated, and a prognosis is given. To our knowledge, the prolongation of visual-evoked potentials by this abnormality is reported herein for the first time.
D000328:Adult; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology