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basal ganglia calcification

• idiopathic: normal variant (50%)

• abnormal calcium metabolism
  • hyperparathyroidism
  • hypo-, pseudohypo-, and pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism

• ToRCHS infection (esp. CMV, toxo)
• tuberous sclerosis

• Cockayne syndrome
• Fahr syndrome (ferrocalcinosis)
• lipoid proteinosis (hyalinosis cutis)

Related CHORUS documents: physiological intracranial calcification Cockayne syndrome hyperparathyroidism pseudohypoparathyroidism hypoparathyroidism brachydactyly

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