Wilson's Disease
Wilson's Disease
Wilson's Disease, scientifically known as Hepatolendicular Degeneration, is
an inherited dissorder in which
excessive amounts of copper accumalate in the body.
Although Wilson's Disease begins at birth, symtoms ussually occur between the
ages of 6 and 40. Symptoms can be serious such as liver disease, or minor such as
drooling and trembling. This paper will explain the following about Wilson's
Disease: the symptoms and consequences, treatment and diagnosis, and how it is
inheritted.
As mentioned before the symptoms can be very serious or minor. Liver
disease, the most dangerous symptom occurs in about 40% of patients. While nearly
all patients show minor symptoms of nuerogical and psychiatric such as treemor,
rigidity, drooling, speech slurs, personality changes, inappropriate behavior,
detterioration of school work, and a brownish ring in the margin of the cornea.
Wilson's disease is easily diagnosed, but must be done very early. Both......
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