title: Improvement of cerebral CT abnormalities following liver transplantation in a patient with Wilson disease.
abstract: Cerebral CT performed in patients with Wilson disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) often reveals abnormalities of the putamen, globus pallidus, thalamocapsular region, cerebral cortex, dentate nucleus, and brain stem. We report a patient with Wilson disease who demonstrated rapid reversal of CT abnormalities following orthotopic liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Health Center of Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Rothfus
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Malatack
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bergman
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed