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Wilson's Disease |
Copper storage disease; Hepatolenticular Degeneration; Hepatolenticular degeneration syndrome; WD - Wilson's disease; Wilson disease; Wilson's disease; Wilson's disease |
Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body. Although the accumulation of copper begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear later in life, between the ages of 6 and 40. The primary consequence for approximately 40 percent of patients with Wilson's is liver disease. In other patients the first symptoms are either neurological or psychiatric or both, and include tremor, rigidity, drooling, difficulty with speech, abrupt personality change, grossly inappropriate behavior and unexplicable deterioration of school work, neurosis or psychosis.
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Wilson's Disease Symptoms1-2 of 5 more...
Signs and symptoms
... In people with Wilson''s disease, copper begins accumulating in the liver immediately after birth, but signs and symptoms rarely occur before the age of 5 or 6 and sometimes not until age 40 or 50. Th...
Source: MayoClinic
Causes ... A number of foods, especially liver, shellfish, nuts, avocados and mushrooms, contain abundant amounts of copper. When you eat these foods, the copper is absorbed by your small intestine, bound to cir...
Source: MayoClinic
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Complications
... Wilson''s disease can increase your risk of bone fractures (osteoporosis) and of serious infections and may greatly impair kidney function. But one of the most serious complications is liver damage, w...
Source: MayoClinic
Treatment ... The goal in treating Wilson''s disease is twofold: to remove excess copper and to prevent the mineral from building up again. Once treatment starts, the disease stops progressing and many signs and sy...
Source: MayoClinic
Wilson's Disease Other1-2 of 7 more...
Wilson''s Disease
... Wilson''s disease causes the body to retain copper. The liver of a person who has Wilson''s disease does not release copper into bile as it should. Bile is a liquid produced by the liver that helps wi...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Overview ... Wilson''s disease is an inherited disorder that causes too much copper to accumulate in your liver, brain and other vital organs. Wilson''s disease shows up in a variety of different ways, but can rem...
Source: MayoClinic
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Wilson's Disease Articles
- Genes and Disease: Wilson's disease
... Wilson's Disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of copper transport, resulting in copper accumulation and toxicity to the liver and brain. Liver disease is the most common symptom in child... - Wilson disease
... Wilson disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body. Wilson disease causes the body to retain copper, particularly in the liver, brain, and eyes. Sympto... - Wilson's Disease
... Wilson's disease causes the body to retain copper. The liver of a person who has Wilson's disease does not release copper into bile as it should. Bile is a liquid produced by the liver that he... - Wilson's Disease Information Page
... Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body. Although the accumulation of copper begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear later in...
Resources
- Copper: Reducing It in Your Diet (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Genes and Disease (National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS)
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