title: Wilson's disease: update on integrated Chinese and Western medicine.
abstract: Wilson's disease (WD), or hepatolenticular degeneration, is an autosomal recessive inheritance disorder of copper metabolism caused by ATP7B gene mutation. As WD is an inherited disease of the nervous system that is not curable; early diagnosis with early and life-long treatment leads to better prognoses. Currently, the recommended treatment for WD is integrated Chinese and Western medicine. A number of studies indicate that treatment of integrative medicine can not only enforce the de-copper effect but also improve liver function, intelligence, and other factors. This article reviewed in detail the advantages of WD treated with Chinese and Western medicine together.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University, Shanghai 200080, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D011859:Radiography