Wilson's disease
hepatolenticular degeneration

They do not occur in all people with Wilson's disease.

But when diagnosed and treated early, many people with Wilson's disease live normal lives.

Wilson's disease is particularly important since cognition can improve with treatment.

It can also be a feature of Wilson's disease.

A further agent with known activity in Wilson's disease is tetrathiomolybdate.

Mutations in this gene have been associated with Wilson's disease.

If a child inherits the gene from both parents, they may develop Wilson's disease.

About half the people with Wilson's disease have neurological or psychiatric symptoms.

However, it may sometimes be used during pregnancy in certain situations (such as treating Wilson's disease).

See whether other liver conditions, such as hemochromatosis and Wilson's disease, are present.

Wilson's disease causes extra copper to build up in the liver.

It is closely related to Wilson's disease in humans.

Seizures and migraine appear to be more common in Wilson's disease.

Liver cirrhosis is also a major symptom of Wilson's disease.

For the treatment of Wilson's disease, follow the diet recommended by your doctor to get the most benefit from this medication.

Wilson's disease has also been indicative of head injury.

Similarly, Wilson's disease is associated with elevated tissue levels of copper.

Wilson's disease: Taking copper supplements can make this condition worse and might interfere with treatment.

Wilson's disease is marked by high copper levels in the body, and explains the cirrhosis.

Penicillamine is used to remove excess copper associated with Wilson's disease.

Wilson's disease is a rare inherited disorder that causes the body to store too much copper.

Her mother dies of Wilson's disease and her stepfather runs away with all their money.

Conversely, Wilson's disease causes an accumulation of copper in body tissues.

If diagnosed and treated early enough, patients with Wilson's disease may live long and productive lives.

Severe liver disease, Wilson's disease, or some types of cancer.

He is credited with providing an early diagnosis of "pseudosclerosis", a disease known today as hepatolenticular degeneration.

He described hepatolenticular degeneration in his Gold Medal winning M.D. dissertation of 1912 titled "Progressive lenticular degeneration".

Wilson's disease or hepatolenticular degeneration is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder in which copper accumulates in tissues; this manifests as neurological or psychiatric symptoms and liver disease.

Hepatolenticular Degeneration Lenticular Degeneration, Progressive None Wilson's disease is a rare genetic disorder characterized by excess copper stored in various body tissues, particularly the liver, brain, and corneas of the eyes.

Frerichs gave the first clinical description of progressive familial hepatolenticular degeneration (now known as Wilson's disease), and also discovered the presence of leucine and tyrosine in urine involving yellow atrophy of the liver.

Blue nails, or more formally azure lunula, are characterized by a blue discoloration of the lunulae, seen in argyria and cases of hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease), also having been reported in hemoglobin M disease and hereditary acrolabial telangiectases.