Neuroradiological findings in 2 cases of Wilson disease with neurological involvement
Troncoso, M.; Badilla, L.; Bravo, E.; Miranda, M.; Gajewski, C.; Barrios, A.; Villagra, R.
Revista Medica de Chile 126(1): 81-87
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 9629758 Document Number: 495699
Wilson disease is an inborn error of copper metabolism that has neurological and hepatic manifestations. We report a 13 years old girl and a 12 years old boy with Wilson disease. In both patient, brain computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed marked involvement of basal ganglia and other deep gray nuclei. Considering that this is a treatable disease, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of the so called "striatal necrosis of childhood".