J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1974 Dec;15(4):354-356.
A Case of Wilson's Disease
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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Hepatolenticular degeneration or Wilson's disease is a familiar disorder Characterized by hepatic cirrhosis, progressive degeneration of central nervous system and Kayser-Fleischer ring in the cornea. The author recently experienced a case of typical Wilson's disease which showed characteristic signs such as Kayser-Fleisher ring, dysarthria, dysphagia, slurring speach, gait spastic, choreicform movement and Liver cirrhosis, and the literatures relating to this disease were briefly reviewed.