J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1974 Dec;15(4):354-356.

A Case of Wilson's Disease

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

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.


MeSH Terms

Central Nervous System
Cornea
Deglutition Disorders
Dysarthria
Gait
Hepatolenticular Degeneration*
Liver Cirrhosis
Muscle Spasticity
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