FAHR'S DISEASE - A RARE CAUSE FOR SEIZURES - A CASE REPORT

German neurologist, Karl Theodor Fahr was the first to throw light on this disease entity in 1930. The disease has classically been described in individuals aged between 40-60 years. However, it may rarely be seen in children in whom it may cause choreathetoid movements.(1,2) These patients may develop mental and motor disability, tetany, paraesthesia, cataract, epileptic syncope and intracranial calcification.(3) Aetiology is not clear. A familial transmission has been reported in literature .In addition, Fahr’s disease may not be accompanied by any neurological signs in a small subset of patients.