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MRI Changes in the Brain: A Key to the Diagnosis of Wilson’s Disease

Shehla Iftikhar1★, Imran Masoud Qasmi2, Nazia Dildar2, Umar Aamir2, Fahad Saleem3★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (CENAR), Quetta, PAKISTAN.
  2. 2Combined Military Hospital, Quetta, PAKISTAN.
  3. 3Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, PAKISTAN.

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Shehla Iftikhar

Center for Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (CENAR), Quetta, PAKISTAN.

shehla.iftikhar@gmail.com

Received: 21-11-2017; Revised: 12-12-2017; Accepted: 21-01-2018.

Volume 4, Issue 1 · pp. 39–40 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.10

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A 10 year old boy was presented with weakness of upper and lower limbs and generalized body aches for the last three months. Later he developed mild uncoordinated movements, ataxia, slurred speech and dysarthria. MRI of the brain was advised that showed bilateral T2W hyperintensity in caudate, lentiform nuclei and pons. Ophthalmological examination showed Kayser Fleisher rings. 24 h urinary copper levels established the diagnosis of Wilson’s disease.

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    Iftikhar, S., Qasmi, I. M., Dildar, N., Aamir, U., & Saleem, F. (). MRI Changes in the Brain: A Key to the Diagnosis of Wilson’s Disease. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 4(1), 39–40. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2018.1.10