Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 7 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 412-414
Wilson’s Disease Presenting as Lower Cranial Nerve Involvement- Gold is Not Glittering
Mansi Patel1, Anusha Gupta1, Kolluru Karthik Raja1, Sunil Kumar2, Sourya Acharya2
1Post graduate resident, 2Professor,
Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Anusha Gupta
ABSTRACT
Wilson disease is a rare genetic disorder characterized by excess copper stored in various body tissues, particularly the liver, brain and cornea of the eyes. The disease is progressive and if left untreated, it may cause liver disease, central nervous system dysfunction and death. Early diagnosis and treatment may prevent serious long-term disability and life-threatening complications. We report a patient presenting with lower motor nerve involvement and was diagnosed to have Wilson’s disease.
Keywords: Wilson’s disease, Kayser-Fleischer ring, lower cranial nerves.
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