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Intracranial calcification in hyperparathyroidism associated with gait apraxia and parkinsonism
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Gait ApraxiaSymmetric CalcificationNeuroanatomyMedicineNeurological DisorderIntracranial CalcificationParathyroid DiseaseCorticobasal DegenerationParathyroid HormoneProgressive Supranuclear PalsyParathyroid GlandNeurologyNeuroscienceCentral Nervous SystemNeuropathologyBasal GangliaMovement Disorders
Two patients with hyperparathyroidism had symmetric calcification of the brain, including the basal ganglia. In both patients, the neurologic disorder included parkinsonism and gait apraxia. Computerized tomography may help define the prevalence and clinical manifestations of this rare syndrome.