• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2018

    Case Reports

    Fahr's Disease Presenting with Manic Symptoms.

    • Sandip Subedi, Sadan Mukhi, and Pradip Pandey.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2018 Jan 1; 56 (209): 553-555.

    AbstractBilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis, commonly known as Fahr's disease, is a rare syndrome characterised by symmetrical calcification over the basal ganglion and dentate nucleus. No case of Fahr's disease with associated manic symptoms has been described in the literature to date. We report an unusual case of Fahr's Disease in a 18 year old unmarried male who presented to the emergency department of Universal College of Medical Sciences - Teaching Hospital, Nepal with symptoms of mania. Computed tomographic scan of the patient demonstrated extensive symmetrical calcification over the basal ganglia and dentate nuclei. No underlying cause for the bilateral calcification was found. This rare case of Fahr's disease, which has never been reported in Indian literature has been reported to highlight this unusual condition and its differentiation from the commoner Fahr's syndrome.

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