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What Causes Physiological Mineralization In The Basal Ganglia?

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Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2015
Question: what does physiologic mineralization in the basal ganglia mean
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Normal age related calcification of basal ganglia.Not a disease.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
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I am Dr.Ajay Panwar, a neurologist, here to answer your query.

Your question is straightforward and so the answer here-
Physiological mineralization is physiological calcification of the basal ganglia. It is a normal age related calcification of basal ganglia. It is non-pathological, so it is not a disease. It does not cause any symptoms or any neurological problem and is very common in elderly population. It is just the degeneration of some of the cells which are replaced by calcium, but which does not impair the brain function at all.

Hope I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up questions,I shall be glad to answer else,please close the thread-rate it and write a review.Your rating will be of help to me.

Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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What Causes Physiological Mineralization In The Basal Ganglia?

Brief Answer: Normal age related calcification of basal ganglia.Not a disease. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar, a neurologist, here to answer your query. Your question is straightforward and so the answer here- Physiological mineralization is physiological calcification of the basal ganglia. It is a normal age related calcification of basal ganglia. It is non-pathological, so it is not a disease. It does not cause any symptoms or any neurological problem and is very common in elderly population. It is just the degeneration of some of the cells which are replaced by calcium, but which does not impair the brain function at all. Hope I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up questions,I shall be glad to answer else,please close the thread-rate it and write a review.Your rating will be of help to me. Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)