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• Num_publicacion 77(3-4)
• Resumen_ingles
  Introduction: Cerebral calcifications are a frequent finding and do not always have a pathological significance. The differential diagnosis in the pediatric population is large and includes entities such as brain tumors, connatal and perinatal infections, neurocutaneous syndromes, autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease, and more frequently calcium metabolism disorders, including hypoparathyroidism.
  Case report: We present a 12-year-old male admitted to the pediatric unit after having presented two generalized tonic-clonic seizures without sphincter relaxation. No fever at all times. During admission, he presented convulsive status with characteristics similar to previous crises and accompanied by carpopedal spasms. In the complementary tests performed during admission, the presence of a 5.3 mg/dL calcemia, an ionic calcium of 0.84 mmO/L, and a phosphorus of 6.9 mg/dL was noteworthy. The patient was in follow-up due to psychomotor retardation and two years earlier, following another seizure episode, bilateral cerebral calcifications had been detected in magnetic resonance.
  Conclusions: In the large approach of cerebral calcifications, the study of calcium metabolism is mandatory, even if they are asymptomatic and are considered a casual finding.
• Palabras_clave_ingles Brain calcifications CATCH22 DiGeorge syndrome Carpopedal spasms Hypocalcemia Hypoparathyroidism
• Todos_autores M.T. Gutiérrez Perandones, L. Tapia Ceballos
• autores listados M.T. Gutiérrez Perandones, L. Tapia Ceballos
• Correspondecia
  M.T. Gutiérrez Perandones. Autovía A-7, km 187. 29603 Marbella (Málaga).
  Correo electrónico: mtgperandones@gmail.com
• Titulo_ingles Brain calcifications in the early diagnosis of DiGeorge’s syndrome without heart disease
• Centros_trabajo Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital Costa del Sol. Marbella (Málaga)
• Publicado en Acta Pediatr Esp. 2019; 77(3-4): e57-e59
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• Fecha recepcion 13/07/17
• Fecha aceptacion 24/01/18
• Tipo de Artículo Clínico (Microdatos) Case Reports