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Rare Initial Presentation of Wilson’s Disease as Acute Encephalopathy with Recurrent Seizure

Basal ganglia-based movement abnormalities are the hallmark of the neuropsychiatric presentation of Wilson’s disease. Seizures are rarely reported in Wilson’s disease, especially as the initial presentation. We report a case of a 17-year-old male who was admitted with recurrent seizures and initiall...

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Autores principales: Leelamani, Vinitha, George, Jacob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: OMJ 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10130978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37122421
http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.17
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Sumario:Basal ganglia-based movement abnormalities are the hallmark of the neuropsychiatric presentation of Wilson’s disease. Seizures are rarely reported in Wilson’s disease, especially as the initial presentation. We report a case of a 17-year-old male who was admitted with recurrent seizures and initially treated as a case of encephalitis and on subsequent follow-up diagnosed with Wilson’s disease. This case highlights the importance of considering the possibility of Wilson’s disease in young patients presenting with unexplained encephalopathy.