title: Idiopathic calcification of the basal ganglia.
abstract: Idiopathic calcification of the basal ganglia is a rare disorder characterized by neuropsychiatric abnormalities, a movement disturbance of parkinsonian and/or choreoathetoid type and dense calcification of the basal ganglia. We report a 60 year old patient diagnosed as having delusional disorder and tardive dyskinesia who was subsequently found to be suffering from idiopathic calcification of the basal ganglia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Shum
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology*; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology