calcinosis/seizures

Reports of adolescent patients presenting with intractable seizures and mental retardation secondary to idiopathic hypothyroidism are uncommon in the literature. In this case, we report a 17-year-old boy who developed recurrent seizures, mental retardation and extensive brain calcinosis related to

BACKGROUND Post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism presenting with Parkinsonian features and seizures with extensive intracranial calcifications is uncommon. Acquired intracranial calcification that affects structures other than the basal ganglia is rare. METHODS We report a case of a 45-year-old

Acquired hypoparathyroidism (HPT) is a not uncommon complication in patients with b-thalassemia major. The insufficient production of parathyroid hormone is mainly due to iron overload in parathyroid glands. We report a 22-year-old female thalassemic patient referred to our Unit for hypogonadism.

Three siblings, devoid of hair at birth, had an unusual autosomal recessive disorder characterized by universal congenital alopecia, microcephaly, seizures, psychomotor retardation, and severe growth failure. Metabolic and chromosome studies were normal. Skin biopsies disclosed immature hair

A 24-year-old man presented to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital emergency department with recurrent seizures having previously been diagnosed with epilepsy from age 14. The biochemical investigations and brain imaging were suggestive of seizures secondary to hypocalcemia, and a diagnosis

An adult male cat presented to the Ontario Veterinary College after having a seizure at the humane society. The cat was diagnosed with primary hypoparathyroidism and was treated with calcium and vitamin D3 supplementation. Calcium supplementation included subcutaneous (SC) administration of diluted

In two sisters aged 36 and 38 years symmetrical calcifications were found in the vicinity of the pallidum in brain CT. In the younger sister epileptic seizures and transient focal signs were due to arrhythmias of the heart caused by mitral valve leaflet prolapse. In the second case no neurological

METHODS A 4-year-old chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) had a clinical history of a 2-year progressive central nervous dysfunction including convulsions and severe paralysis. RESULTS Gross pathology revealed cerebral atrophy, ventricular enlargement and a severe encephalomalacia with extensive

It is well known that most patients with hypoparathyroidism have radiologically detectable basal ganglia calcification. Not as well known is that the brain calcinosis may be more extensive. We describe a 55-year-old woman with a 44-year history of symptomatic idiopathic hypoparathyroidism who has

Symmetrical calcification of the basal ganglia was found in 2% of 8000 computerized tomography (CT) scans. Of 19 cases, only 2 were detectable on conventional skull films. The less prominent calcifications were most often found in the region of the pallidum, the knee of the internal capsule. Also,

Mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) is the most common cause of medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy. Histologic findings include hippocampal atrophy with neuronal loss in the dentate, CA1, and CA3/CA4 regions with gliosis. The conventional treatment of patients with intractable epilepsy

OBJECTIVE To describe a new familial association of late-onset dementia, patchy leukoencephalopathy, intracerebral hemorrhages, bilateral occipital calcifications (BOC), and external carotid artery dysplasia (ECAD). METHODS At age 62, the proband, who was of Spanish descent, had left temporal

The case of a 52-year-old man with an ataxicspastic syndrome associated with dystonia, faciobuccolingual dyskinesias and partial epileptic seizures is reported. Neurological imaging showed aspecific brain stem parenchymal alterations. Cerebellar biopsy revealed calcifications and the accumulation of

A 13-year retrospective review of 17 patients with gangliogliomas treated at the University of Iowa was conducted to investigate the association between tumor location, extent of resection, pathological findings, and patient prognosis. Thirteen were in the cerebral hemispheres and 4 in the midline.