basal ganglia calcification

A basal ganglia disease characterized by the presence of abnormal calcium deposits of unknown cause in the brain; has symptom dementia, psychosis, mood swings and loss of acquired motor skills.

Signs and symptoms

• Bradykinesia
• Dystonia
• Cerebellar dentate nucleus calcification
• Rigidity
• Urinary incontinence
• Depression
• Micrographia
• Mental deterioration
• Hyperreflexia
• Gait disturbance

Also known as: Fahr disease