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Wilson disease in a Nigerian child: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Wilson disease is rarely reported among African children. This report describes the second case report of a Nigerian child with Wilson disease in three decades.
Esezobor Christopher +3 more
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ABCB4 disease mimicking morbus Wilson: A potential diagnostic pitfall
Biomedical Papers, 2020 Introduction: Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3 (PFIC3) is a rare autosomal recessive cholestatic liver disorder caused by genetic deficiency of ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 4 (ABCB4), a hepatocanalicular floppase ...
Eva Sticova +4 more
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New ATP7B Gene Mutation in a Brazilian Patient with Wilson Disease
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022 We report the case of a 70-year-old man diagnosed with late-onset Wilson disease (WD) with mild neurological symptoms only and a new mutation in the ATP7B gene.
Marcus Villander Barros de Oliveira Sá +5 more
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The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 Background: Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of copper (Cu2+) metabolism, resulting in Cu2+ accumulation and liver and central nervous system toxicity.
Emine Melis Yücel +7 more
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Simultaneous Presentation of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Wilson's Disease: A Systematic Review Study
Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2021 Background: The specialists should identify the features of Wilson disease and autoimmune hepatitis when both affect a patient to adopt appropriate treatment.
Fatemeh Famouri +6 more
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Electro convulsive therapy in psychiatric manifestations in Wilson′s disease
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2013 Wilson′s disease occurs due to an inborn error of metabolism. Psychiatric symptoms are often the first manifestation of the disease and can obscure the diagnosis. There are five neuropsychiatric symptoms clusters established for Wilson′s disease patients:
Parth Vaishnav, H A Gandhi
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Ophthalmological findings in movement disorders
Annals of Movement Disorders, 2021 Ocular manifestations form an important clinical component of several movement disorders. Both hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movement disorders can involve the eye. Ophthalmological manifestations can arise due to dysfunction at the level of retina, optic
Sahil Mehta +3 more
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Copper – a novel stimulator of autophagy
Cell Stress, 2020 Toxic copper accumulation causes Wilson disease, but trace amounts of copper are required for cellular and organismal survival. In a recent paper Tsang et al.
Hans Zischka, Guido Kroemer
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The pseudosclerotic form (“wing beating tremor”) of Wilson’s disease [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2015 Wilson disease is a rare monogenic, autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism, leading to progressive accumulation of copper in different organs, essentially in the liver, brain and cornea. We report a case of a 25 years old man, Caucasian, with “
Alina Poalelungi +3 more
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Quality of Life in Children with Wilson Disease: A Single Center Study [PDF]
Pediatric Sciences Journal (Egypt)Background: Wilson disease (WD) is associated with compromised health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in both adults and children, even in the early stages of the liver disease.
Walaa ElNaggar +3 more
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