The nation's leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system. Fahr's syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in certain of areas of the brain including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. Onset of the disorder may occur at any time from childhood to adulthood. There is no cure for Fahr's syndrome, nor is there a standard course of treatment.
Treatment is symptomatic.
The prognosis for individuals with Fahr's syndrome is poor. Progressive neurological deterioration generally results in disability and death. The goals of this research are to find the genes involved in these disorders and to learn more about them. Finding the genes could lead to an effective means to treat and prevent disorders such as Fahr's syndrome. Encephalopathy with calcifications of the basal ganglia in children.