Open AccessFahr’s Disease Presenting with Manic Symptoms
Author(s) -
Sandip Subedi,
Sadan Mukhi,
Pradip Pandey
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.1600
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , pediatrics , disease , rare disease , mania , basal ganglia disease , calcinosis , basal ganglia , pathology , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , central nervous system , lithium (medication)
Bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis (BSPDC), commonly known as Fahr’s disease, is a rare syndrome characterised by symmetrical calcification over the basal ganglion and dentate nucleus. No case of Fahr's disease with associated manic symptoms has been described in the literature to date. We report an unusual case of Fahr’s Disease in a 18 year old unmarried male who presented to the emergency department of Universal College of Medical Sciences – Teaching Hospital, Nepal with symptoms of mania. This rare case of Fahr’s disease has been reported to highlight this unusual condition and its differentiation from the commoner Fahr’s syndrome.