Fahr disease, also known as familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, is a rare neurodegenerative disorder, the etiology of which remains unknown. Given its various presentations, Fahr disease is presumed to be underdiagnosed and its prevalence underestimated. We present a case of Fahr disease that presented mainly with pure psychiatric symptoms. Isolated psychiatric symptoms without neurological manifestations are rarely seen in patients diagnosed with Fahr disease. Psychiatrists should consider Fahr disease as a differential diagnosis in the evaluation of psychiatric illness.
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Neurol, Neurogenet Program, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, Dept Neurol, Neurogenet Program, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Geschwind, DH
Loginov, M
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Neurol, Neurogenet Program, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, Dept Neurol, Neurogenet Program, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Loginov, M
Stern, JM
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Neurol, Neurogenet Program, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, Dept Neurol, Neurogenet Program, Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
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Nanjing Univ Chinese Med, Clin Med Coll 1, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R ChinaNanjing Univ Chinese Med, Clin Med Coll 1, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
Liu, Jinzhan
Guo, Weifeng
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Nanjing Univ Chinese Med, Clin Med Coll 1, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R ChinaNanjing Univ Chinese Med, Clin Med Coll 1, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
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Al Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Community Mental Hlth Serv, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates
Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal Hosp, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAl Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Community Mental Hlth Serv, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates
Mufaddel, Amir A.
Osman, Ossama T.
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United Arab Emirates Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Coll Med & Hlth Sci, Al Ain, U Arab EmiratesAl Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Community Mental Hlth Serv, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates
Osman, Ossama T.
Al-Hassani, Ghanem
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Al Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Forens Psychiat Div, Al Ain, U Arab EmiratesAl Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Community Mental Hlth Serv, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates
Al-Hassani, Ghanem
Al-Bedwawi, Shakhbout
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Al Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Al Ain, U Arab EmiratesAl Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Community Mental Hlth Serv, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates
Al-Bedwawi, Shakhbout
Hashim, M. Jawad
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United Arab Emirates Univ, Dept Family Med, Coll Med & Hlth Sci, Al Ain, U Arab EmiratesAl Ain Hosp, Inst Behav Sci, Community Mental Hlth Serv, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates