Fahr's syndrome is a rare, genetically dominant, inherited, neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. Symptoms include motor dysfunction, dementia, headache, spastic paralysis, abnormal ocular findings and seizures. Hypoparathyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder related to this syndrome, however, there are other metabolic, infectious and genetic causes.
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