About fahr disease

What is fahr disease?

Familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (FIBGC) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal calcium deposits (calcifications) of unknown cause. Associated symptoms include progressive deterioration of cognitive abilities (dementia), loss of contact with reality (psychosis), mood swings and loss of acquired motor skills. As the condition progresses, paralysis may develop that is associated with increased muscle stiffness (rigidity) and restricted movements (spastic paralysis). Additional abnormalities may include relatively slow, involuntary, continual writhing movements (athetosis) or chorea, a related condition characterized by irregular, rapid, jerky movements.

What are the symptoms for fahr disease?

Dementia symptom was found in the fahr disease condition

You may have no symptoms at all. But if you do, there are usually two types: either movement-related or psychiatric. The exact symptoms depend on which part of your brain is affected.

Movement symptoms:

  • Clumsiness
  • Walking unsteadily
  • Talking more slowly than usual, or slurring your words
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Involuntary movement of arms or legs
  • Cramped muscles
  • Stiff arms and legs (called spasticity)
  • Tremors, muscle stiffness, lack of facial expression

Psychiatric symptoms:

  • Poor concentration
  • Lapses in memory
  • Mood changes
  • Psychosis, or being out of touch with reality
  • Dementia

Other symptoms:

  • • Tiredness
  • • Migraines
  • • Seizures
  • • Vertigo, or dizziness
  • • Not being able to control when you urinate (called urinary incontinence)
  • • Impotence

What are the causes for fahr disease?

Basal ganglia calcification sometimes happens when you age, but many times comes from genes passed to you by your parents. You only need one faulty gene from one parent to get the illness. Your parents may have symptoms of it, but sometimes they don’t.

Calcium build-up in your basal ganglia can also happen because of infection, problems with your parathyroid gland, and for other reasons. When it happens this way, it is also known as basal ganglia calcification, but is different from the genetic form of the disease.

What are the treatments for fahr disease?

There is no cure, but there is treatment for the symptoms. For example, if you have seizures, certain anti-epileptic medicines can help. Or if you have migraines, you can take medicine to both prevent and treat them.

If you are anxious or depressed, see your doctor. There are medicines to help with mood issues.

If you have this condition, it’s a good idea to see your doctor or specialist every year to see if it’s changed or advanced.

What are the risk factors for fahr disease?

Fahr's syndrome, familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, and primary familial brain calcification are further names for Fahr's disease. It is a very uncommon neurological condition marked by bilateral calcifications of certain brain regions. Fahr's disease typically affects people in their 40s and 50s, though it can also strike children or teenagers. The prevalence of the disease is lower than 1 in 1,000,000. There is a paucity of molecular and genetic evidence about the molecular genetics of Fahr's disease. However, one of the genes responsible for idiopathic basal ganglia calcification has been identified as IBGC1. Chromosomes 8 and 2 are found to be a second locus for the genetic pathogenesis of Fahr's disease. Treatment Each patient's symptoms are addressed specifically through treatment. Any person with Fahr's disease has an unpredictable and difficult to predict prognosis. Fahr disease has no known specific treatments as of yet. Treatment options for this condition's symptoms, including movement problems, seizures, anxiety, depression, psychosis, and urine incontinence, include medications. Few people have reported receiving biphosphanates outside of their prescribed dosage. Risk factor The body's metabolism, particularly the serum calcium content, is disrupted by endocrine diseases, which can result in excessive calcification of brain tissue.

Is there a cure/medications for fahr disease?

Fahr's syndrome, familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, and primary familial brain calcification are further names for Fahr's disease. It is a very uncommon neurological condition marked by bilateral calcifications of certain brain regions. Fahr's disease typically affects people in their 40s and 50s, though it can also strike children or teenagers. The prevalence of the disease is lower than 1 in 1,000,000. There is a paucity of molecular and genetic evidence about the molecular genetics of Fahr's disease. However, one of the genes responsible for idiopathic basal ganglia calcification has been identified as IBGC1. Chromosomes 8 and 2 are found to be a second locus for the genetic pathogenesis of Fahr's disease. No cure available treatment Each patient's symptoms are addressed specifically through treatment. Any person with Fahr's disease has an unpredictable and difficult to predict prognosis. Fahr disease has no known specific treatments as of yet. Treatment options for this condition's symptoms, including movement problems, seizures, anxiety, depression, psychosis, and urine incontinence, include medications. Few people have reported receiving biphosphanates outside of their prescribed dosage.

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