title: Wilson's disease: the 60th anniversary of Walshe's article on treatment with penicillamine.
abstract: This historical review describes Professor Walshe's seminal contribution to the treatment of Wilson's disease on the 60th anniversary of his pioneering article on penicillamine, the first effective treatment for the condition.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Serviço de Neurologia, Unidade de Distúrbios dos Movimentos, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hélio A G
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Teive
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Egberto Reis
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: UCL Institute of Neurology, Reta Lila Weston Institute for Neurological Studies, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, London, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lees
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D001900:Boston; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D010396:Penicillamine