Fahrs Syndrome Overview:
Fahr's Syndrome is a rare, genetically dominant, inherited neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement, including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. Symptoms of the disorder may include deterioration of motor function, dementia, seizures, headache, dysarthria (poorly articulated speech), spasticity (stiffness of the limbs) and spastic paralysis, eye impairments, and athetosis (involuntary, writhing movements). Fahr's Syndrome can also include symptoms characteristic of Parkinson's disease such as tremors, muscle rigidity, a mask-like facial appearance, shuffling gait, and a "pill-rolling" motion of the fingers. These symptoms generally occur later in the development of the disease. More common symptoms include dystonia (disordered muscle tone) and chorea (involuntary, rapid, jerky movements). Age of onset is typically in the 40s or 50s, although it can occur at any time in childhood or adolescence.
Symptoms of Farh's Syndrome?
The most common symptoms of Farh's syndrome are:
- deterioration of motor function
- dementia
- seizures
- headache
- poorly articulated speech
- stiffness of the limbs
- spastic paralysis
- eye impairments
- involuntary, writhing movements
Symptoms occuring later in the development of Farh's syndrome.
- tremors
- muscle rigidity
- a mask-like facial appearance
- shuffling gait
- "pill-rolling" motion of the fingers
Can Farh's Syndrome be Treated?
Unfortunately, there is no cure for Fahr's Syndrome. Medications may be prescribed to reduce the severity of the symptoms.
PubMed Article for Farhs syndrome:
[Fahr's syndrome and infantile cerebral palsy--the sequelae of very severe hypoxia at birth in a child]
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