Study of clinical findings and neuroimaging aspects in Wilson disease

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Wilson disease or hepatolenticular degeneration is a genetic disorder with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. It is due to an error of copper metabolism, the major presentations are changes in liver, central nervous system, eyes and occasionally other organs. Eary diagnosis is very important, because of its known treatment, in addition late diagnosis is associated with irreversible changes. Our purpose was study of clinical presentations and neuroimaging findingsof wilson disease