Comparison of functional and structural brain disturbances in Wilson's disease

Neurology. 1991 Feb;41(2 ( Pt 1)):272-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.41.2_part_1.272.

Abstract

We assessed the functional and structural brain disturbances in Wilson's disease (WD) by evoked potentials (EPs) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All the 25 neurologically symptomatic and 44% of the 16 asymptomatic patients, assessed by both EPs (n = 48) and imaging (n = 41), had at least 1 abnormality of either prolonged EP conduction times, imaging-outlined presence of cerebral lesions, or brain atrophy. Our findings indicate that EPs and MRI are sensitive techniques for the evaluation of brain involvement in WD.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory
  • Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
  • Evoked Potentials, Visual
  • Female
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration / diagnosis
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration / pathology
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Severity of Illness Index