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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006; 16(02): 181-182
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29083
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Extensive intracranial calcification in idiopathic hypoparathyroidism : Rare presentation in an adolescent

A Venugopal
Department of Radodiagnosis, City hospital & Kasturba Medical Colllege, Mangalore-1, Karnataka, INDIA
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P Acharya
Department of Radodiagnosis, City hospital & Kasturba Medical Colllege, Mangalore-1, Karnataka, INDIA
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M S Kishore
Department of Radodiagnosis, City hospital & Kasturba Medical Colllege, Mangalore-1, Karnataka, INDIA
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Keywords

Extensive intracranial calcification - Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism


Publication History

Received: 20 August 2005

Accepted: 15 April 2006

Article published online:
02 August 2021

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