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Basal ganglia calcification. Characteristics of CT scans and clinical findings

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Intracranial calcifications are attributed to many diseases. The globus pallidus is almost always the site of bilateral idiopathic calcium deposits. Computed tomography is superior to conventional skull radiographs in detecting intracranial calcifications. Patients had symptoms that were often explained by other findings. Basal ganglia calcification alone is not a nosological entity and does not justify invasive diagnostic procedures.

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Intracraniale Verkalkungen kommen bei zahlreichen Krankheiten vor. Beiderseitige idiopathische Kalkablagerungen finden sich zumeist im Globus pallidus. Zur Entdeckung intracranialer Verkalkungen ist die Computertomographie den konventionellen Röntgenaufnahmen des Schädels überlegen. Die Symptome der Patienten waren aber oft durch ganz andere Befunde begründbar. Verkalkungen in Basalganglien bilden keine nosologische Einheit und sie sind kein alleiniger Grund zu invasiven diagnostischen Maßnahmen.

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Dedicated to Professor Dr. K. J. Zülch on the occassion of his 70th birthday.

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Adams, A.E. Basal ganglia calcification. Characteristics of CT scans and clinical findings. Neurosurg. Rev. 3, 201–203 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01647130

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