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INTRACEREBRAL CALCIFICATION |
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congenital infection: |
toxoplasmosis CMV rubella herpes simplex |
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tumours: |
craniopharyngioma meningioma pinealoma chordoma glioma (oligodendroglioma or astrocytoma) |
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age-related changes: |
calcification of pineal gland, falx cerebri or cerebral vessels |
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other: |
tuberose sclerosis cerebral cysticercosis angioma / AVM / aneurysms, including Sturge-Weber syndrome [typical 'tram-line' calcifications]granulomatous disease, eg. tuberculosisold haematoma (intracerebral or subdural)pseudohypoparathyroidism (basal ganglia calcification)systemic lupus erythematosus carbon monoxide poisoning lead poisoning |
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NB: cerebral metastases do not usually calcify
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