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World J Hepatol. Mar 27, 2013; 5(3): 127-132
Published online Mar 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i3.127
Table 3 Neurological and psychiatric manifestations of Wilson’s disease before and after liver transplantation
CharacteristicsCase 1Case 11Case 12Case 15
Neurological symptoms before transplantationAkinesia dysarthria abnormal movementTremor dysarthria abnormal movementTremor nystagmusAbnormal movement
Psychiatric abnormalities before transplantationNegativeNegativeDepression restlessnessDelusion of persecution depression restlessness hallucination
MRI brain before transplantationNo available dataHigh signal intensities involving the thalami, mid brain, and ponsBilateral and symmetrical abnormal hyper-intensity at level of basal gangliaHigh signal intensity in the basal ganglia and substantia nigra with mild cerebral atrophy
KF ring before transplantationPositivePositivePositivePositive
Neurological symptoms after transplantationNegativeNegativeNegativeNegative
Psychiatric abnormalities after transplantationNegativeNegativeNegativeNegative
MRI brain after transplantationNo available dataNormal MRI of the brainNo available dataNo available data
KF ring after transplantationNegativeNegativeNegativeNegative