Bilateral Striatopallidodentate Calcinosis and Severe White Matter Lesions in Hypoparathyroidism

Won, Hye Yeon; Park, Min Ho; Im, Dong Gyu; Park, Sang Soon; Ahn, Jin Young; Heo, Jae Hyeok

doi:2016.20.3.160

Ann Geriatr Med Res > Volume 20(3); 2016 > Article

Case Report

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research 2016;20(3):160-162.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4235/agmr.2016.20.3.160 Published online September 30, 2016.

Bilateral Striatopallidodentate Calcinosis and Severe White Matter Lesions in Hypoparathyroidism

Hye Yeon Won, Min Ho Park, Dong Gyu Im, Sang Soon Park, Jin Young Ahn, Jae Hyeok Heo

Department of Neurology, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. drjae93@gmail.com

Abstract

Basal ganglia calcification occurs frequently in patients with hypoparathyroidism. However, the accompanying changes in the white matter have not been characterized. An 80-year-old woman presented with general weakness. Brain computed tomography revealed bilateral calcification in basal ganglia, cerebellum, thalamus, and subcortical white matter with severe white matter lesions, in addition to small amount of subdural hematoma. This was diagnosed as bilateral striato-pallido-dentate calcinosis. Here, we report a case of bilateral striato-pallido-dentate calcinosis with severe white matter lesions in a patient with hypoparathyroidism.

Key Words: Bilateral striato-pallido-dentate calcinosis, Hypoparathyroidism, White matter lesions