Wilson's disease: study of 6 neurologic forms observed at the University Hospital in Conakry

This report describes 6 cases of Wilson's disease observed at the University Hospital Center in Conakry, Guinea. Presenting symptoms involved extrapyramidal syndrome in 4 cases, psychomotor epilepsy in 1, and confusional syndrome in 1 case. Diagnosis was based on neuropsychic manifestations, Ka...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Médecine tropicale 2004, Vol.64 (1), p.53-57
Hauptverfasser:	Cissé, A, Morel, Y, Coulibaly, M, Souaré, I S, Cissé, A F, Nabé, A, Camara, L M, Cissé, B, Camara, S, Bangoura, S A, Sylla, A, Dia, H, Da Silva, L
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Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Basal Ganglia Diseases - etiology Brain - pathology Child Confusion - etiology Epilepsy - etiology Female Guinea Hepatolenticular Degeneration - complications Hepatolenticular Degeneration - diagnosis Hepatolenticular Degeneration - pathology Humans Male Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	This report describes 6 cases of Wilson's disease observed at the University Hospital Center in Conakry, Guinea. Presenting symptoms involved extrapyramidal syndrome in 4 cases, psychomotor epilepsy in 1, and confusional syndrome in 1 case. Diagnosis was based on neuropsychic manifestations, Kayser-Fleicher corneal ring, liver failure, and impaired copper metabolism. Brain CT-scan depicted normal features in 3 cases, symmetric hypodensity of the lenticular nucleus in one, discrete ventricular dilatation of in one a and cortico-subcoetical atrophy in one.
ISSN:	0025-682X