Abstract

Background: Fahr’s disease is a rare neurological disorder characterized by abnormal calcified deposits in the basal ganglia. Only a small number of pediatric onset cases have been reported in the literature to date, and the majority of the Fahr’s disease literature is based on case reports. Case report: We are reporting a rare case of an 8-year-old child with Fahr’s disease presenting with myoclonus and dysarthria. Bilateral calcifications in the subcortical white matter and basal ganglia were visible on his CT brain. Clinically, he is treated symptomatically and is responding well to clonazepam. Conclusion: We want to highlight that Fahr’s disease can have a wider spectrum of age of onset and also to point out that it should be considered a differential in children presenting with movement disorder with intracerebral calcifications. Our aim is to expand the current knowledge available on clinic-radiological features of this disease entity and encourage further research in genetic and treatment aspects by increasing awareness regarding Fahr’s disease.

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