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Evaluation of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Fahr Disease with Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis: A Case Report

Masaru Shouyama, Yuji Kitabata, Tetsuji Kaku and Kazuhiro Shinosaki

From the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan



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  		FIG 1. CT scan showing symmetrical calcifications in the basal ganglia and thalamic nuclei, as well as in the cerebral and cerebellar white matter.



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  		FIG 2. A, Axial T1-weighted MR images showing hyperintense areas in the bilateral basal ganglia and thalami.

B, Axial T2-weighted MR images showing a hyperintense area in the periventricular region.



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  		FIG 3. Tc99m-ECD brain SPECT findings showing increased radiotracer uptake in the lateral temporal lobes, especially in the right side, and decreased uptake in the basal ganglia.





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