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----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: "P&B Fahr" <[log in to unmask]> Aan: <[log in to unmask]> Verzonden: zaterdag 5 augustus 2000 15:55 Onderwerp: Re: Fahr's Syndrome Hi Paul, Fahr's syndrome or Fahr's disease is a rare disease with bilateral calcifications of the basal ganglia. The location in the basal ganglia of course causes extrapyramidal symptoms (Parkinsonism). The calcifications that are typical for Fahr's disease are visible on the CT-scan, that is standard made of every patient suspected with PD to rule out many other neurological diseases (one of which is Fahr's disease). In the literature I have read there was no mentioning of heritability. I have not been able to find out who the disease was named after. Your brother has no doubt been screened thoroughly before his STN, and the above mentioned calcifications would have been noticed for certain. Hans.