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Clinical and radiological diversity in genetically confirmed primary familial brain calcification.
Scientific reports - 21 Sept 2017
Koyama Shingo, Sato Hidenori, Kobayashi Ryota, Kawakatsu Shinobu, Kurimura Masayuki, Wada Manabu, Kawanami Toru, Kato Takeo
Abstract excerpt
Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) is a rare neuropsychiatric disorder with characteristic symmetrical brain calcifications. Patients with PFBC may have a variety of symptoms, although they also may be clinically asymptomatic. Parkinsonism is one of the most common movement disorders; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This condition is typically transmitted in an autosomal dominant...
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