Cold comfort pharm.
In a difficult case when either the diagnosis remains elusive, or the treatment does not seem to work, sit down and carefully review all the records-a lesson from Wilson's disease. Practical issues to do with drug treatment may be just as important as its efficacy.
Will
R G
RG
Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK. r.g.will@ed.ac.uk
D000328:Adult; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003300:Copper; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004356:Drug Storage; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014266:Trientine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D002614:Chelating Agents; D003300:Copper; D014266:Trientine