An accidental finding of FAHR’s syndrome during computed tomography of skull – A case report

Calcification of basal ganglia is known as FAHR’s syndrome or disease. It’s a rare phenomenon which generally affects the young to middle aged adults. A 39-year-old female was sent radiology department Sree Balaji Medical College, Chennai for computed tomography (CT) she had fall and injured her forehead. An axial plain CT scan without contrast advised performed. The study revealed mild frontal peri cranial swelling calcification dentate nucleus, ganglia, central semiovale frontoparietal subcortical white matter observed. On examination, however patient did not present with any other movement disorders.