Intracranial calcifications are frequently encountered pathologies. Large solitary or multiple intracranial calcifications are defined as brain stones or cerebral calculi. These pathologies occur much less frequently than intracranial calcifications. Brain stones can be located extra- or intra-axially.

What is the treatment for brain calcification?

Levodopa therapy was found to be effective in treating parkinsonian features in one individual who had PFBC and Parkinson disease. The anticonvulsant oxcarbazepine was effective in treating a Turkish patient with basal ganglia calcification and dyskinesia.

What causes calcifications in the brain?

Causes. The cause of primary familial brain calcification is genetic mutation. A person inherits it, but in about 50% of cases, the exact genetic cause is unknown. Due to mutations of certain genes, calcium deposits form in the affected blood vessels of the brain and brain cells.