Intramuscular hemangioma of the temporalis muscle with incidental finding of bilateral symmetric calcification of the basal ganglia: a case report.
We report an 11-year-old boy whose brain computed tomography findings incidentally revealed bilateral basal ganglia calcification. He was symptom-free and had no abnormal neurological findings. He was diagnosed with Fahr's disease based on radiological findings and after excluding other etiologies such as infection, metabolic disorders, congenital malformation and malignancies. Most of the reported cases display an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Although Fahr's disease is a rare cause of basal ganglia calcification in children, this disease should be considered in children with a family history of neuropsychiatric disorders.
Kao
Yu-Chia
YC
Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, E-DA Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Lin
Ming-I
MI
D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed