Massive symmetrical calcification of the basal ganglia and dentate nuclei is now a well recognized radiological finding and great emphasis has been laid on its association with hypoparathyroidism (Lowenthal, 1948). While such an association is undeniable the connexion between the two phenomena is ill understood and cannot at present be accepted as invariable. It is the purpose of this paper to ...

A9-year-old boy presented with headache, vomiting, and leftward eye gaze deviation. On examination, left homonymous hemianopia, horizontal nystagmus, and anisocoric pupils were noted. Brain CT disclosed symmetric calcification in basal ganglia (figure A). Blood examination showed lactic academia. Further MRI revealed right occipito-temporo-parietal cortical hyperintensities (figure, B and C). M...

The present study describes the imaging findings in a patient with dural arteriovenous fistula (AVR) and arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with bilateral subcortical and basal ganglia calcification. A 29 year old male patient presented with chief complaint of recent onset of generalized tonic clonic seizures and mild disorientation. The imaging studies on MCT demonstrated diffuse, symmetric calc...

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