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Calcification of the small brain vessels

MedGen UID:
871223
Concept ID:
C4025703
Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0002504

Definition

Deposition of calcium salts within small blood vessels of the brain. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCalcification of the small brain vessels

Conditions with this feature

Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification 1
MedGen UID:
1637664
Concept ID:
C4551624
Disease or Syndrome
Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) is a neurodegenerative disorder with characteristic calcium deposits in the basal ganglia and other brain areas visualized on neuroimaging. Most affected individuals are in good health during childhood and young adulthood and typically present in the fourth to fifth decade with a gradually progressive movement disorder and neuropsychiatric symptoms. The movement disorder first manifests as clumsiness, fatigability, unsteady gait, slow or slurred speech, dysphagia, involuntary movements, or muscle cramping. Neuropsychiatric symptoms, often the first or most prominent manifestations, range from mild difficulty with concentration and memory to changes in personality and/or behavior, to psychosis and dementia. Seizures of various types occur frequently, some individuals experience chronic headache and vertigo; urinary urgency or incontinence may be present.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Nie JZ, Weber MW, Ume K, Bernard J, Menezes SA, Thakkar V, Siddiqui FM
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Neurosurgery 2009 Dec;65(6 Suppl):121-9; discussion 129-31. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000335173.80605.1D. PMID: 19934986

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

van den Beukel TC, Wolters FJ, Siebert U, Spiering W, Ikram MA, Vernooij MW, de Jong PA, Bos D
Alzheimers Dement 2024 Feb;20(2):869-879. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1002/alz.13496. PMID: 37814499Free PMC Article
Boutouyrie P, Chowienczyk P, Humphrey JD, Mitchell GF
Circ Res 2021 Apr 2;128(7):864-886. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318061. PMID: 33793325
Bartstra JW, van den Beukel TC, Van Hecke W, Mali WPTM, Spiering W, Koek HL, Hendrikse J, de Jong PA, den Harder AM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Sep 29;76(13):1595-1604. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.07.056. PMID: 32972537
Paraskevas GP
Hell J Nucl Med 2019 Jan-Apr;22 Suppl:95-101. PMID: 30877727
Lau WL, Huisa BN, Fisher M
Transl Stroke Res 2017 Feb;8(1):67-76. Epub 2016 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s12975-016-0499-x. PMID: 27628245Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Boutouyrie P, Chowienczyk P, Humphrey JD, Mitchell GF
Circ Res 2021 Apr 2;128(7):864-886. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318061. PMID: 33793325
Vinters HV, Magaki SD, Williams CK
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021 Sep;30(9):105657. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105657. PMID: 33579545
McCartney E, Squier W
Dev Med Child Neurol 2014 Oct;56(10):1009-15. Epub 2014 May 21 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12493. PMID: 24844884
Aliaga ES, Barkhof F
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;122:291-316. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52001-2.00012-1. PMID: 24507523
Forsting M
Eur Radiol 2005 Nov;15 Suppl 4:D25-7. doi: 10.1007/s10406-005-0120-y. PMID: 16479641

Therapy

Helman G, Viaene AN, Takanohashi A, Breur M, Berger R, Woidill S, Cottrell JR, Schiffmann R, Crow YJ, Simons C, Bugiani M, Vanderver A
J Child Neurol 2021 Feb;36(2):133-140. Epub 2020 Sep 28 doi: 10.1177/0883073820958330. PMID: 32988269
Deeg KH
Ultraschall Med 2018 Apr;39(2):132-152. Epub 2018 Mar 13 doi: 10.1055/a-0571-8552. PMID: 29534259
Fay AJ, King AA, Shimony JS, Crow YJ, Brunstrom-Hernandez JE
Pediatr Neurol 2017 Jun;71:56-59. Epub 2017 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.03.008. PMID: 28424147Free PMC Article
van Dijk AC, Fonville S, Zadi T, van Hattem AM, Saiedie G, Koudstaal PJ, van der Lugt A
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Orr SL, Dos Santos MP, Jurencak R, Michaud J, Miller E, Doja A
Headache 2014 Mar;54(3):541-4. Epub 2013 Jul 23 doi: 10.1111/head.12188. PMID: 23879203

Prognosis

Gutierrez J, Bos D, Turan TN, Hoh B, Hilal S, Arenillas JF, Schneider JA, Chimowitz I M, Morgello S
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024 Jun;33(6):107642. Epub 2024 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107642. PMID: 38395095
Boutouyrie P, Chowienczyk P, Humphrey JD, Mitchell GF
Circ Res 2021 Apr 2;128(7):864-886. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318061. PMID: 33793325
Vanlandewijck M, Lebouvier T, Andaloussi Mäe M, Nahar K, Hornemann S, Kenkel D, Cunha SI, Lennartsson J, Boss A, Heldin CH, Keller A, Betsholtz C
PLoS One 2015;10(11):e0143407. Epub 2015 Nov 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143407. PMID: 26599395Free PMC Article
Kim BJ, Lee SH, Kim CK, Ryu WS, Kwon HM, Choi SY, Yoon BW
Circ J 2011;75(2):451-6. Epub 2010 Dec 10 doi: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0762. PMID: 21157110
Hong NR, Seo HS, Lee YH, Kim JH, Seol HY, Lee NJ, Suh SI
Neuroradiology 2011 Sep;53(9):643-9. Epub 2010 Nov 19 doi: 10.1007/s00234-010-0798-y. PMID: 21088962

Clinical prediction guides

Gutierrez J, Bos D, Turan TN, Hoh B, Hilal S, Arenillas JF, Schneider JA, Chimowitz I M, Morgello S
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024 Jun;33(6):107642. Epub 2024 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107642. PMID: 38395095
Boutouyrie P, Chowienczyk P, Humphrey JD, Mitchell GF
Circ Res 2021 Apr 2;128(7):864-886. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318061. PMID: 33793325
McCartney E, Squier W
Dev Med Child Neurol 2014 Oct;56(10):1009-15. Epub 2014 May 21 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12493. PMID: 24844884
Kim BJ, Lee SH, Kim CK, Ryu WS, Kwon HM, Choi SY, Yoon BW
Circ J 2011;75(2):451-6. Epub 2010 Dec 10 doi: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0762. PMID: 21157110
Hong NR, Seo HS, Lee YH, Kim JH, Seol HY, Lee NJ, Suh SI
Neuroradiology 2011 Sep;53(9):643-9. Epub 2010 Nov 19 doi: 10.1007/s00234-010-0798-y. PMID: 21088962

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