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Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic, childhood-onset

MedGen UID:
396262
Concept ID:
C1861967
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis childhood-onset; Cerebral calcification nonarteriosclerotic idiopathic childhood-onset; IBGC childhood onset
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007247
OMIM®: 114100

Definition

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 OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Calcification of the small brain vessels
MedGen UID:
871223
Concept ID:
C4025703
Pathologic Function
Deposition of calcium salts within small blood vessels of the brain.
Short stature
MedGen UID:
87607
Concept ID:
C0349588
Finding
A height below that which is expected according to age and gender norms. Although there is no universally accepted definition of short stature, many refer to "short stature" as height more than 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender (or below the 3rd percentile for age and gender dependent norms).
Decreased body weight
MedGen UID:
375512
Concept ID:
C1844806
Finding
Abnormally low body weight.
Dysarthria
MedGen UID:
8510
Concept ID:
C0013362
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Dysarthric speech is a general description referring to a neurological speech disorder characterized by poor articulation. Depending on the involved neurological structures, dysarthria may be further classified as spastic, flaccid, ataxic, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic, or mixed.
Spasticity
MedGen UID:
7753
Concept ID:
C0026838
Sign or Symptom
A motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes with increased muscle tone, exaggerated (hyperexcitable) tendon reflexes.
Tetraplegia
MedGen UID:
19617
Concept ID:
C0034372
Disease or Syndrome
Paralysis of all four limbs, and trunk of the body below the level of an associated injury to the spinal cord. The etiology of quadriplegia is similar to that of paraplegia except that the lesion is in the cervical spinal cord rather than in the thoracic or lumbar segments of the spinal cord.
Seizure
MedGen UID:
20693
Concept ID:
C0036572
Sign or Symptom
A seizure is an intermittent abnormality of nervous system physiology characterised by a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Intellectual disability, severe
MedGen UID:
48638
Concept ID:
C0036857
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Severe mental retardation is defined as an intelligence quotient (IQ) in the range of 20-34.
Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function
MedGen UID:
115941
Concept ID:
C0234133
Sign or Symptom
A neurological condition related to lesions of the basal ganglia leading to typical abnormalities including akinesia (inability to initiate changes in activity and perform volitional movements rapidly and easily), muscular rigidity (continuous contraction of muscles with constant resistance to passive movement), chorea (widespread arrhythmic movements of a forcible, rapid, jerky, and restless nature), athetosis (inability to sustain the muscles of the fingers, toes, or other group of muscles in a fixed position), and akathisia (inability to remain motionless).
Global developmental delay
MedGen UID:
107838
Concept ID:
C0557874
Finding
A delay in the achievement of motor or mental milestones in the domains of development of a child, including motor skills, speech and language, cognitive skills, and social and emotional skills. This term should only be used to describe children younger than five years of age.
Basal ganglia calcification
MedGen UID:
234651
Concept ID:
C1389280
Pathologic Function
The presence of calcium deposition affecting one or more structures of the basal ganglia.
Intellectual disability, progressive
MedGen UID:
337397
Concept ID:
C1846149
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
The term progressive intellectual disability should be used if intelligence decreases/deteriorates over time.
Dense calcifications in the cerebellar dentate nucleus
MedGen UID:
395215
Concept ID:
C1859273
Finding
Dolichocephaly
MedGen UID:
65142
Concept ID:
C0221358
Congenital Abnormality
An abnormality of skull shape characterized by a increased anterior-posterior diameter, i.e., an increased antero-posterior dimension of the skull. Cephalic index less than 76%. Alternatively, an apparently increased antero-posterior length of the head compared to width. Often due to premature closure of the sagittal suture.
Limb joint contracture
MedGen UID:
369611
Concept ID:
C1969879
Anatomical Abnormality
A contracture (chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in muscle, tendons, ligaments, or skin) that prevent normal movement of one or more joints of the limbs.
Microcephaly
MedGen UID:
1644158
Concept ID:
C4551563
Finding
Head circumference below 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Shi X, Zheng F, Ye X, Li X, Zhao Q, Lin Z, Hu Y, Wang J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Apr;97(15):e0316. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010316. PMID: 29642163Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Shi X, Zheng F, Ye X, Li X, Zhao Q, Lin Z, Hu Y, Wang J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Apr;97(15):e0316. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010316. PMID: 29642163Free PMC Article
Kari JA, El Desoky SM, Singh AK, Gari MA, Kleta R, Bockenhauer D
Kidney Int 2014 Jul;86(1):217-8. doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.320. PMID: 24978391

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