Wilson's Disease
Wilson's Disease: Introduction
Wilson's Disease:
Wilson's Disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of copper transport, resulting in copper accumulation and toxicity to the liver and brain.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... more about Wilson's Disease.
Wilson's Disease: Wilson disease, or hepatolenticular degeneration, is a neurodegenerative disease of copper metabolism.
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- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Misdiagnosis and Wilson's Disease
Rare copper disease insidious and misdiagnosed: Wilson's disease (a form of copper overload) is a rare disorder that
has a slow and insidious onset that can often fail to be...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially misdiagnosed as a "nervous...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or Alzheimer's...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild ...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can...read more »
Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients
with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician.
The reasons are multifactorial.
Possible conditions...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine...read more »
Huntington disease maybe confused: Huntington Disease is an
autosomal dominant disorder presenting as an inherited adult onset neurological...read more »
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Causes of Wilson's Disease
- Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive inherited condition caused by mutations or deletions of the ATP7B protein encoded by chromosome subbands 13q14.3-q 21.1
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Treatments for Wilson's Disease
- Lifelong treatment
- Low-copper diet - avoid shellfish, chocolate, liver, mushrooms, nuts, and various other foods.
- Vitamin B6 supplements (pyridoxine)
- Zinc supplements
- Anti-copper agents
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Prognosis for Wilson's Disease
Prognosis for Wilson's Disease:
Improvement usually begins 5-6 months after the start of therapy and continues for about 24 months. The deficits present at 24 months are likely to be permanent.
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Article Excerpts about Wilson's Disease
Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)
Wilson's Disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of copper transport, resulting in copper accumulation and toxicity to the liver and brain.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
Wilson's Disease: NIDDK (Excerpt)
Wilson's disease causes the body to retain
copper. The liver of a person who has Wilson's disease does not release
copper into bile as it should. Bile is a liquid produced by the liver that
helps with digestion. As the intestines absorb copper from food, the
copper builds up in the liver and injures liver tissue. Eventually, the
damage causes the liver to release the copper directly into the
bloodstream, which carries the copper throughout the body. The copper
buildup leads to damage in the kidneys, brain, and eyes. If not treated,
Wilson's disease can cause severe brain damage, liver failure, and death.
(Source: excerpt from Wilson's Disease: NIDDK)
NINDS Wilson's Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)
Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder in which
excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body. Although the
accumulation of copper begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear
later in life, between the ages of 6 and 40.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Wilson's Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Wilson's Disease:
A rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by the deposition of copper in the BRAIN; LIVER; CORNEA; and other organs. It is caused by defects in the ATP7B gene encoding copper-transporting ATPase 2 (EC 3.6.3.4), also known as the Wilson disease protein. The overload of copper inevitably leads to progressive liver and neurological dysfunction such as LIVER CIRRHOSIS; TREMOR; ATAXIA and intellectual deterioration. Hepatic dysfunction may precede neurologic dysfunction by several years.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Wilson's Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wilson's Disease, or a subtype of Wilson's Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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