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Wilson disease with an initial manifestation of polyneuropathy
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- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2005
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Citation
- Arch Neurol. 2005;62:1628-1631
- Keywords
- Adolescent ; Brain/pathology ; Electrophysiology ; Hepatolenticular Degeneration/*complications/*physiopathology ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Polyneuropathies/*etiology/pathology ; Sural Nerve/pathology
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Recognition of Wilson disease (WD) is sometimes difficult because of its diverse manifestations. Peripheral neuropathy is rarely reported in the context of WD. OBJECTIVE: To report an unusual patient with WD whose initial manifestation was peripheral neuropathy. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Neurology department in a tertiary referral center. METHOD: Personal observation. RESULT: A 17-year-old man, who was eventually diagnosed with WD, was initially seen with polyneuropathy at least 6 months prior to developing more typical symptoms of WD. Electrophysiological and pathological studies suggested a neuropathy of mixed type. Treatment for WD resulted in clinical and electrophysiological improvement. CONCLUSION: Wilson disease may initially appear as a treatable polyneuropathy.
- ISSN
- 0003-9942 (Print)
- Language
- English
- URI
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16216950
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/11035
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