Multiple Sclerosis and Wilson Disease: A rare coincidence

Highlights•Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Wilson’s disease(WD) occur rarely together. •To date, only three cases were reported demonstrating the co-occurrence of MS and WD. •D-penicillamine may act as an immunomodulatory agent which may slow down the course of MS. •MS drugs that influence liver functio...

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Published inClinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 186; p. 105507
Main Author Yetkin, Mehmet Fatih
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2019
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Chelation
Cupper
Demyelination
Diabetes mellitus
Family medical history
Immunomodulation
Liver
Liver diseases
Multiple sclerosis
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Patients
Wilson's disease
Zinc
Multiple Sclerosis
Wilson’s disease
Cupper
Demyelination
Multiple sclerosis
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Summary:Highlights•Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Wilson’s disease(WD) occur rarely together. •To date, only three cases were reported demonstrating the co-occurrence of MS and WD. •D-penicillamine may act as an immunomodulatory agent which may slow down the course of MS. •MS drugs that influence liver function should be avoided in MS patients with Wilson's disease.
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ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105507