Wilson's disease and multiple sclerosis
P Günther, W Hermann, A Wagner · Klinische Neurophysiologie · 2009 · Heft 03
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Introduction: Wilson's disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of hepatic copper transport leading to hepatic but also to highly variable neurological symptoms with extrapyramidal motor and cerebellar manifestation. Overlap of symptoms and also of results of multimodal evoked potentials to other central nervous system disorders as Multiple Sclerosis occur and sometimes complicate the diagnosis. Case report: We report a 38 year old male patient who was diagnosed with a hepatic form of Wilson's disease at age 12 and with Multiple Sclerosis at age 36. Intravenous radio copper test confirmed the diagnosis of…