New Evidence Suggests a Much Complex Classification for the Genetic Pattern of Inheritance in Primary Brain Calcification.

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Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC), often called Fahr's disease, is a condition in which calcium phosphate accumulates in the brain, mainly in the basal ganglia, thalamus, and cerebellum, and without the association of any metabolic or infectious cause. Patients present a variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders, usually during adulthood. The disease is caused by autosomal dominant pathogenic...

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