Fahr's disease in a patient with sensorineural hypoacusia: case report

Maytee Olivera Vega, Lisbel Garzón Cutiño and Deborah Cabrera Rodriguez

SAP Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, 2024

Abstract: Introduction: Fahr's disease is a rare pathology characterized by idiopathic calcium deposits in basal ganglia and cerebral cortex. They are generally found in individuals with a wide variety of neurological and psychiatric symptoms. Various syndromes, whether metabolic, hereditary or acquired, are among its possible etiologies.Case report: a 47 – year-old male patient with a personal pathological history of type I diabetes mellitus and hearing loss since the age of 22. It began 2 years ago with psychiatric manifestations characterized by behavioral disorder, aggressiveness and alterations in higher mental functions. These symptoms worsened until psychosis. Given the marked resistance to antipsychotic treatment, a CT scan was performed where calcifications were visualized in the basal ganglia and other areas of the cerebral cortex.Conclusions: neuroimaging is essential for the detection and treatment of these patients in a relevant and appropriate manner.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.56294/ri202441

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