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ea0029p448 | Clinical case reports - Thyroid/Others | ICEECE2012

Primary hypoparathyroidism presenting as recurrent TIAs with intracranial calcification

Reddy M. , Tanday R. , Agha-Jaffar R. , Valabhji J. , Cox J.

Intracranial calcification seen on CT may be an incidental finding or it can be a direct cause of neurological symptoms depending on which areas of the brain are affected. The differential cause for the formation of intracranial calcium deposits include hypoparathyroidism, congenital infections i.e. toxoplasmosis and Fahr’s syndrome.A 50–year–old woman was referred to the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) clinic in December 2011, with recur...