Late diagnosis of Wilson's disease in a case without onset of symptoms
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 91 (4) , 302-305
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb07010.x
Abstract
Wilson's disease (WD) was diagnosed on the basis of a liver biopsy, blood investigations and a radio copper test in a 60-year-old, neurologically normal female with uncharacteristic gastrointestinal complaints. Since this patient never developed symptoms indicative for WD this case suggests the possibility of a subclinical course of untreated WD.Keywords
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