“…It is to be distinguished from Fahr's disease, which corresponds to intracerebral calcium deposits of idiopathic origin that may be hereditary or sporadic. 4 Is usually occurs in patients with dysparathyroidism, mainly hypoparathyroidism. 5 Postmortem studies with histochemical analysis of patients with FS have found microscopic basophilic mineral deposits in the vascular walls (arterial, capillary, and venous): calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, potassium, and aluminum.…”