痙攣発作と脳梗塞を繰り返し，進行性痴呆と頭蓋内石灰化を呈した59歳女性

A 59-year-old Woman with Recurrent Convulsive Seizures, Cerebral Infarctions, Dementia, and Intracranial Calcifications

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　患者　59歳，主婦，右利き

　主訴　性格変化，痙攣

A 59-year-old woman with recurrent seizures and progressive dementia is reported. Her past history and familial history were unremarkable . She became short-tempered at 56 years old (Oct. 1991) . She had the first seizure attack and was admitted to a hospitalat March 4, 1993, with prolonged disturbance of con-sciousness and subsequent mental deterioration. Her brain CT showed multiple small calcifications in the subcortical white matter and pons. The laboratory data including blood count, serum chemistry, serological studies and CSF was normal. MRI and digital subtrac-tion angiography of the cranial vessels were unre-markable.