TY - JOUR AU - Alam, Md Billal AU - Biswas, Shormistha AU - Biswas, Mostakim AU - Rahman, Ashrafur AU - Rahman, Hafizur AU - Das, Partha Pratim AU - Rahman, Shahidur AU - Kabir, Md Khyul PY - 2012/03/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Wilson’s Disease: An Uncommon Presentation JF - Journal of Medicine JA - J. Medicine VL - 13 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3329/jom.v13i1.10086 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JOM/article/view/10086 SP - 103-105 AB - <p>Wilson&rsquo;s disease (WD), also known as hepatolenticular degeneration, is an inborn error of metabolism inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, characterized by toxic accumulation of copper in the body, particularly liver, brain and eyes. In children,WD presents more often with hepatic manifestations like acute hepatitis,cirrhosis of liver or liver failure.We present an unusual presentation of WD in a 15 years old male child who presented with neuropsychiatric manifestations without hepatic involvement.</p> <p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10086">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10086</a></p> <p><em>JOM </em>2012; 13(1): 103-105<em></em></p> ER -