Lid-opening apraxia in Wilson's disease.
A student was diagnosed as having Wilson's disease only after the severe, intermittent inability to open his eyes led him to seek neurologic evaluation. Although lid-opening apraxia is usually a symptom of diffuse extrapyramidal disease, it has not previously been reported in Wilson's disease.
Keane
J R
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Department of Neurology, LAC/USC Medical Center.
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