BASAL GANGLIA CALCIFICATIONS AND ALS SYNDROME

Authors
SCARPITTA A PISCIOTTA G FIERRO B
Citation
A. Scarpitta et al., BASAL GANGLIA CALCIFICATIONS AND ALS SYNDROME, Italian journal of neurological sciences, 15(5), 1994, pp. 249-251
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Italian journal of neurological sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03920461
Volume
15
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
249 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-0461(1994)15:5<249:BGCAAS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We report the case of a patient with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism and unusually large symmetrical calcifications in the basal ganglia, thal ami, cerebellar hemispheres and brainstem, who clinically presented an ALS-like syndrome. We discuss the possible role of abnormal calcium m etabolism in the pathogenesis of motoneuron disease.