title: Late diagnosis of Wilson's disease in a case without onset of symptoms.
abstract: Wilson's disease (WD) was diagnosed on the basis of a liver biopsy, blood investigations and a radio copper test in a 60-year-old, neurologically normal female with uncharacteristic gastrointestinal complaints. Since this patient never developed symptoms indicative for WD this case suggests the possibility of a subclinical course of untreated WD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Duesseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hefter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wesch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stremmel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feist
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Freund
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin