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Ischemic stroke in a patient with Fahr's disease carrying biallelic mutations in the MYORG gene.
Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) - 1 Oct 2022
Li Yan, Fang Wei, Long Wenying, Zhao Guohua
Abstract excerpt
Fahr's disease (FD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by symmetric calcifications in the bilateral basal ganglia and dentate nuclei. Mutations in six genes are known to cause FD. In the present case, a 44-year-old woman was admitted because of bradykinesia that had started developing 3 years ago. Brain CT and MRI revealed severe calcification in the bilateral basal ganglia, thalamus, dentate nuclei,...
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