Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC): clinical features. Movement disorders, Parkinsonism, Dystonia, Chorea. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Movement disorders
- Movement disorders
- Parkinsonism
- Dystonia
- Chorea
- Ataxia
Cognitive impairment
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Psychiatric disorders
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Other neurological features
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Associated features
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Differential diagnosis
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Synonyms
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References
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- Coppola A, Hernandez-Hernandez L, Balestrini S, et al. Cortical myoclonus and epilepsy in a family with a new SLC20A2 mutation. J Neurol 2020; 267:2221-2227.
- Moura DA, Oliveira JR. XPR1: a gene linked to primary familial brain calcification might help explain a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. J Mol Neurosci 2015; 57:519-521.
