Idiopathic calcification of the basal ganglia.
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.
Chiu
H F
HF
Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
Lam
L C
LC
Shum
P P
PP
Li
K W
KW
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