Wilson's Disease Presenting as Parkinsonism
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Wilson's disease (WD) is autosomal recessive disease. It has varied presentation so that WD need to consider in any patient with movement disorder under the age of 50 years. The three movement disorders associated with WD are dystonia, in coordination and tremors. We report a case of a young male who presented with pin rolling tremors of right hand since 3 months. After clinical examination and laboratory investigation, diagnosis of WD was confirmed. Patient was treated with zinc acetate and diet modification. Tremors responded to treatment. This case emphasises that tremors can be the main and presenting feature of WD
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Sathawane A M
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP278869
- DOI -
- Views 71
- Downloads 0
Role of Ultrasonography in Non-Palpable Breast Lesion and Its Correlation with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histopathology
Breast cancer is one of the common malignancy affecting women in the age group of 30-50 years & tumor size remains an important predictor of its survival. Regarding detection of non-palpable breast lesions, mammography a...
A Study of Nasociliary Motility in Patients with Bilateral Bronchiectasis and in Smokers
Diseases of ciliary motility may be congenitally acquired and lead to recurrent sinopulmonary infections and bronchiectasis. Tobacco smoking also leads to various acquired disorders of ciliary function. It is possible to...
A Clinical study on Benign Breast Diseases
Background: The need for study is to analyze the spectrum of benign breast disease with respect to age, sex, mode of presentation, clinical features and management. Methods: The study was conducted among 150 patients who...
Awareness and Knowledge of Dyslexia among Elementary School Teachers in India
Around 10% of school children have some degree of dyslexia. In developed countries and the West in particular dyslexia is recognized as a major educational and medical problem, but has not received sufficient attention i...
Independent Predictors of Mortality in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients: A Retrospective cross-sectional study
Introduction: Primary (non traumatic) intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for approximately 10–15 % of strokes. Morbidity and mortality caused by ICH are high. There has not been reduction of the mortality rate of IC...