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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 85-87 |
Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated with Fahr's syndrome
U Dundar, O Solak, I Yigit, V Kavuncu
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
U Dundar
Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Poliklinik Binasi 03200/ Afyonkarahisar
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.36771
Bilateral symmetric calcification involving striatum pallidum with or without deposits in the dentate nucleus, thalamus and white matter is commonly referred to as Fahr's syndrome. Symptoms of the disorder may include deterioration of motor function, spasticity, spastic paralysis, dysarthria, dementia, seizures, headache and athetosis. The clinical and imaging abnormalities are restricted to the central nervous system (CNS). We report an unusual association of Fahr's syndrome with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a girl.
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