Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis, also known as idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (IBGC), is characterized by the accumulation of calcium deposits in different brain regions and is associated with a neurodegenerative clinical phenotype. The changes seen in IBGC occur in the absence of calcium or parathyroid hormone (PTH; 168450) metabolic disorders, such as hypoparathyroidism (see 146200) or pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP; see 103580).
See also the adult-onset form (213600), which is sometimes erroneously referred to as 'Fahr disease.' [from
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