Computerized cranial tomography in presymptomatic and hepatic form of Wilson's disease

Computerized cranial tomography was performed in 14 patients affected with hepatolenticular degeneration (4 presymptomatic and 10 with a hepatic form). 1 case showed brain stem atrophy with atypically located hypodense areas and another subject showed frontal atrophy with prevalence to the right sid...

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Published inEuropean neurology Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 56
Main Authors Dettori, P, Rachele, M G, Demelia, L, Pelaghi, A E, Nurchi, A M, Aromando, P, Giagheddu, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 1984
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Atrophy
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain Stem - pathology
Cerebral Ventricles - pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Frontal Lobe - pathology
Hepatolenticular Degeneration - diagnostic imaging
Hepatolenticular Degeneration - pathology
Humans
Liver Diseases - pathology
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Computerized cranial tomography was performed in 14 patients affected with hepatolenticular degeneration (4 presymptomatic and 10 with a hepatic form). 1 case showed brain stem atrophy with atypically located hypodense areas and another subject showed frontal atrophy with prevalence to the right side. The abnormalities found in another 7 cases were slight. In 5 patients, CT was normal.
ISSN:0014-3022
DOI:10.1159/000115678