Brain calcinosis and seizures in an adolescent boy.

Cerebral calcification was first described in 1935 by Kasanin and Crank on skull radiographs. With the advent of computed tomography (CT), it became the modality of choice for the detection of cerebral calcification. Cerebral calcification has been associated with many clinical disorders including sporadic and heredofamilial entities. Hypoparathyroidism, an endocrine disorder, is among the most important treatable causes of cerebral calcification. In this article, we report the case of a young boy with hypoparathyroidism and extensive cerebral calcifications who presented with seizures to the emergency department.