Wilson disease

Wilson disease is a very rare inherited multisystemic disease presenting non-specific neurological, hepatic, psychiatric or osseo-muscular manifestations due to excessive copper deposition in the body.

Progressive neurologic deterioration



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PMID (PMCID)
28260463
MALE Adult
Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Living Liver Transplant for Wilson Disease.
Haberal M, Akdur A, Moray G, Boyacioglu S, Torgay A, Arslan G, Arslan G, Ozdemir BH.
Exp Clin Transplant. 2017;15(Suppl 1):182-184.
Progressive neurologic deterioration with no hepatic insufficiency is considered a suitable indication for auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplant; this procedure is suggested before the neurologic and liver failure symptoms of Wilson disease occur.