Fahr's disease Vs. drug induced movement disorder: case report and literature review

Fahr's disease is a rare idiopathic degenerative neurological disorder, which can be present in different heterogeneous manifestations and characterized by bilateral symmetrical cerebral calcification. These presentations usually involve basal ganglia, manifested with multiple neuropsychiatric disorders. We described a patient with acute onset schizophrenia, who developed abnormal choreoathetoid movement three years later. His brain imaging studies showed extensive bilateral cerebral calcification, the patient was diagnosed with a sporadic case of Fahr's disease. Brain imaging should be considered in acute onset schizophrenia to rule out organic causes. Fahr's disease can be a differential diagnosis when extrapyramidal symptoms and abnormal movement appear and are not improved on treatment

Anorexia nervosa versus superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a young woman: Case report and literature review

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder seen mainly in females. It is one of the differential diagnoses of a rare surgical syndrome called superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Differentiation between them is usually difficult. We report here a case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome with later diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Patient did not respond to surgical treatment. Indicative factors to suspect anorexia nervosa are discussed with literature review