Challenge and strategy in the diagnosis and treatment of Wilson's disease

Abstract

Wilson's disease (WD) is a treatable inherited neurology disease. Given the insidious onset and variable manifestation, WD is sometimes misdiagnosed. Due to the scarcity of this disease, clinicians usually lack of the experience of treatment. It is critical to diagnose and treat WD as early as possible because delayed or inappropriate treatment may cause irreversible damage to patients. According to our clinical experience and by reviewing recent literature, we would like to introduce some common challenges and strategies in the treatment of WD and wish it will be helpful to clinicians.

DOI：10.3969/j.issn.1672⁃6731.2012.03.002