Wilson's disease: Diagnostic errors and clinical implications

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 907-909

  Prashanth, L K ^a   Taly, A B ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Arunodaya, G R ^a   Swamy, H S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVODOPA; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MYOPATHY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; SYMPTOM; THALAMOTOMY; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 2442690500     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.026310     Document Type: Article

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