Editing Primary familial brain calcification (section)

==Prognosis==

The prognosis for any individual with PFBC is variable and hard to predict. There is no reliable correlation between age, extent of calcium deposits in the brain, and neurological deficit. Since the appearance of calcification is age-dependent, a [[CT scan]] could be negative in a gene carrier who is younger than the age of 55.<ref>{{cite web|title=NINDS Fahr's Syndrome Information Page|url=http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/fahrs/fahrs.htm|publisher=National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke|access-date=13 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205071541/http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/fahrs/fahrs.htm|archive-date=5 February 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Progressive neurological deterioration generally results in disability and death.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}