Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences (Jul 2010)

Atypical Presentation of Wilson Disease without Kayser-Fleischer Ring in Geriatric Age

  • Anil Kumar T,
  • Sudhir U,
  • Priya Singal,
  • Punith K

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 03, no. 03
pp. 251 – 254

Abstract

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It is a rare event for Wilson Disease to have onset in geriatric age with neurological symptoms. And it is even rarer for such a condition to occur in the absence of Kayser-Fleischer Ring. We present a case of 63 year male who present with neurological symptoms of Wilson Disease without Kayser-Fleischer Ring which was confirmed by raised urine copper levels and Magnetic Resonance Imaging features classical of Wilson Disease