EC Paediatrics

Fahr's disease is an uncommon neurodegenerative condition especially in the pediatric group, identified by calcium accumulation in the Basal ganglia and Dentate nuclei of the Cerebellum. Patients may exhibit various symptoms, including seizures, extrapyramidal symptoms, and intellectual disability.

Here, we present a case of a 10-year-old boy who had Fahr disease revealed by recurring seizures.

Keywords: Calcification; Fahr; Basal Ganglia

1. Fahrs T. “Idiopathische Verkalkungen der HirngefaBe”. Zentrabiatt Allgemeine fur Pathologie 50 (1930): 129-133.
2. Ahad MA., et al. “Fahr’s syndrome”. Bangladesh Medical Journal Khulna 45 (2013): 33-35.
3. Sudan S., et al. “Fahr's disease with an atypical onset of epileptic seizure”. Radiology Case Reports 9 (2022): 3139-3141.
4. Manohari R and Ramkumar S. “Fahr's disease-a rare cause for seizures-a case report”. University Journal of Medicine and Medical Specialities 1 (2015).
5. Cisse Y., et al. “Fahr disease discovered after closed head injury”. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (2022): 78.
6. Malheiro A., et al. “Doença de Fahr: um caso clínico inesperado”. International Medical Internships 1 (2017): 33-35.
7. Savino E., et al. “Bilateral strio-pallido-dentate calcinosis (Fahr’s disease): report of seven cases and revision of literature”. BMC Neurology 16 (2016): 165.
8. Calabrò RS., et al. “Fahr's disease presenting with dementia at onset: a case report and literature review”. Behavioural Neurology (2014).