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Psychiatric Aspects of Wilson Disease

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Psychiatric disturbances represent an important diagnostic and therapeutic issue in Wilson disease (WD). They represent a significant part of the clinical presentation of WD and can present at any point in the course of the illness. In this chapter, we are going to discuss relevant aspects of the clinical evaluation of psychiatric symptoms in WD, prevalence of psychiatric symptoms, significance of psychiatric symptoms, and treatment considerations.

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Munjal, S., Zimbrean, P.C. (2018). Psychiatric Aspects of Wilson Disease. In: Schilsky, M. (eds) Management of Wilson Disease . Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91527-2_7

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