Intracranial calcification

What it means

Intracranial calcifications refer to calcifications within the brain parenchyma or vasculature. The five major components of the brain comprise the cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, pituitary gland, and hypothalamus.

pineal gland, choroid plexus, habenula, falx cerebri and tentorium cerebelli

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Brain calcification · Intracranial calcifications