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Tackling the neurological manifestations in Wilson's disease - currently available treatment options.

Tomasz LitwinPetr DusekAgnieszka AntosAnna CzłonkowskaJan Bembenek
Published in: Expert review of neurotherapeutics (2023)
Based on case and series reports, current recommendations and expert opinion, WD treatment is focused mainly on drugs leading to negative copper body metabolism (chelators or zinc salts) and copper-restricted diet. Treatment of WD neurological symptoms should follow general recommendations of symptomatic treatment. Patients should be always considered individually, especially in the case of severe, disabling neurological symptoms.
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