Paradigm shift in treatment of Wilson's disease: Zinc therapy now treatment of choice

Brain and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-146

  Hoogenraad, Tjaard Ubbo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Copper; Paradigm shift; Penicillamine; Wilson's disease; Zinc therapy

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; PENICILLAMINE; ZINC SULFATE;

AKINESIA; ANAMNESIS; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 33644636161     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2005.08.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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