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From the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland, OR.
Two patients with hyperparathyroidism had symmetric calcification of the brain, including the basal ganglia. In both patients, the neurologic disorder included parkinsonism and gait apraxia. Computerized tomography may help define the prevalence and clinical manifestations of this rare syndrome.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Margolin, University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 3181 S. W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201.
Accepted for publication November 12, 1979.
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