title: Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification Presented with Impulse Control Disorder.
abstract: Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC), also referred to as Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (IBGC) or "Fahr's disease," is a clinical condition characterized by symmetric and bilateral calcification of globus pallidus and also basal ganglions, cerebellar nuclei, and other deep cortical structures. It could be accompanied by parathyroid disorder and other metabolic disturbances. The clinical features are dysfunction of the calcified anatomic localization. IBGC most commonly presents with mental damage, convulsion, parkinson-like clinical picture, and neuropsychiatric behavior disorders; however, presentation with impulse control disorder is not a frequent presentation. In the current report, a 43-year-old male patient who has been admitted to psychiatry policlinic with the complaints of aggressive behavior episodes and who has been diagnosed with impulse control disorder and IBGC was evaluated in the light of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Orhaniye Mahallesi, İsmet Catak Caddesi, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Orhaniye Mahallesi, İsmet Catak Caddesi, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levent
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Orhaniye Mahallesi, İsmet Catak Caddesi, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akbaba
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Orhaniye Mahallesi, İsmet Catak Caddesi, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Orhaniye Mahallesi, İsmet Catak Caddesi, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emine Nese
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Yeniceri
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Orhaniye Mahallesi, İsmet Catak Caddesi, 48000 Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betul Battaloglu
authors.initials: BB
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