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Case Reports
. 2012 Nov;16(6):1035-6.
doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.103035.

Rare presentation of a common disease: Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism presenting with extrapyramidal symptoms and status epilepticus

Kaushik Ghosh  1 , Nilanjan Sengupta, Tanmoy Jyoti Sau, Atri Chatterjee
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Rare presentation of a common disease: Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism presenting with extrapyramidal symptoms and status epilepticus

Kaushik Ghosh et al. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

We report of an 18-year-old male who presented with an epileptiform disorder, features of hypocalcemia, and an extrapyramidal symptom in the form of choreoathetosis. On evaluation he had idiopathic hypoparathyroidism with extensive calcifications in the extrapyramidal system of the brain; basal ganglion, as well as in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum, which is a rare entity. We report the rare presentation of a common disorder, which requires to be considered in evaluating hypoparathyroidism.

Keywords: Extrapyramidal symptoms; hypoparathyroidism; status epilepticus.

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Computed tomography of the brain showed bilateral extensive calcification involving the thalamus dentate nuclei, putamen globus pallidus, caudate nucleus, subcortical white matter, as well as the cerebellum
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