Striopallidodentate calcification (SPDC), also known
as Fahr’s disease, is a rare disorder characterised
by bilateral symmetrical calcification in the basal
ganglia with or without involvement of the
cerebellar dentate nucleus. The exact aetiology is still
unknown. Movement disorder is the most common
clinical presentation. We report on an elderly
Chinese woman with a history of parkinsonism
and dementia who was subsequently found to
have marked SPDCs in her computed tomographic
(CT) scan.

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