An elderly man with a history of hereditary haemochromatosis, Parkinsonism and a pituitary macroadenoma presented with limb weakness and slurred speech. He underwent computer tomography of his head, which showed extensive basal ganglia, and periventricular and cerebellar calcification consistent with Fahr's syndrome. The degree of the calcification and lack of precipitating factors led to a likely diagnosis of Fahr's disease.
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