Identical twins with Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification ('Fahr's Disease') presenting with a remarkably similar pattern of neuroimaging findings.

摘要

There is a growing interest in defining the genetic background of autosomally dominant inherited Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (FIBGC), a neuropsychiatric condition often described as "Fahr's Disease" [1-3].However, the current debate about the nosology of this heterogeneous phenotype demands a search for standard diagnostic criteria and the identification of loci or mutations responsible for FIBGC that might help to elucidate this intriguing neuropsychiatric condition [4].